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Paragraph 27 Forwarding of documents

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(1)

The constituency returning officer shall forward to the Assembly at the same time as he forwards the documents mentioned in paragraph 62 of Schedule 5—

(a)

any packets referred to in paragraphs 13, 14(6) and 25, subject to paragraph 26, endorsing on each packet a description of its contents, the date of the election to which it relates and the name of the constituency or electoral area for which the election (or elections) was (or were) held, and

(b)

a completed statement in the form “Statement as to postal ballot papers” set out in English and Welsh in the Appendix of Forms, of the number of postal ballot papers issued.

(2)

Where—

(a)

any covering envelopes are received by the constituency returning officer after the close of the poll (apart from those delivered in accordance with paragraph 50(6) of Schedule 5),

(b)

any envelopes addressed to postal voters are returned as undelivered too late to be readdressed, or

(c)

any spoilt postal ballot papers are returned too late to enable other postal ballot papers to be issued,

the constituency returning officer shall put them unopened in a separate packet, seal up such packet and endorse and forward it at a subsequent date in the manner described in sub-paragraph (1 ).

(3)

Paragraphs 61 and 62 of Schedule 5 shall apply to any packet or document forwarded under this paragraph.

(4)

A copy of the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) shall be provided by the constituency returning officer to the Assembly.