Paragraph 13 Sealing up of special lists and counterfoils

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 3 para. 15(3A) inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(iv)
Sch. 3 para. 15(4) words substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(v)(aa)
Sch. 3 para. 15(4) words omitted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(v)(bb)
Sch. 3 para. 15(6) substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(vi)
Sch. 3 para. 15(7) word inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(vii)(aa)
Sch. 3 para. 14(1)(2) substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(i)
Sch. 3 para. 14(3) words inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(ii)(aa)
Sch. 3 para. 14(3) words omitted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(ii)(bb)
Sch. 3 para. 14(3A) inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(iii)
Sch. 3 para. 14(5) substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(iv)
Sch. 3 para. 14(7) substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(a)(v)
Sch. 3 para. 15(1) substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(i)
Sch. 3 para. 15(2A)(2B)(2C) inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(ii)
Sch. 3 para. 15(3) words substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(iii)(aa)
Sch. 3 para. 15(3) words omitted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(iii)(bb)
Sch. 3 para. 15(3) words inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(iii)(cc)
Sch. 3 para. 15(3) words inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(iii)(dd)
Sch. 3 para. 15(7) words substituted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(b)(vii)(bb)
Sch. 3 para. 27(1) word inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(c)(i)
Sch. 3 para. 27(4) words inserted by National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) 2006 art. 7(c)(ii)

(1)

As soon as practicable after the issue of each batch of postal ballot papers, the constituency returning officer shall make up into a packet the counterfoils of those ballot papers which have been issued and shall seal such a packet.

(2)

As soon as practicable after the last batch of postal ballot papers have been issued, the constituency returning officer shall make up into a packet the marked copy of the absent voters list and the list of postal proxies and shall seal such a packet.

(3)

Until the time referred to in paragraph (2), the constituency returning officer shall take proper precautions for the security of the lists referred to in that paragraph.