Paragraph 30A Postal voting documents handed in to the counting officerF1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the relevant officer must deliver to the counting officer—
any postal voting document handed in under rule 64(4)(a) before the close of the poll, and
the return of postal voting documents form completed in respect of it.
A postal voting document may only be delivered to the counting officer in accordance with paragraph (1) if the requirements of rule 27A are met and the document is not rejected in accordance with rule 30B or 30D.
Before delivering them to the counting officer in accordance with paragraph (1), the relevant officer must first make up into separate packets with a description of its contents written on each packet which is then sealed up—
the postal voting documents;
the return of postal voting documents forms for those postal voting documents.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 7 rules 30A-30E inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), reg. 9(5)(e)
Notes on Schedule 3
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 30(2)(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 27)
- C2
Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 30(2)(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 27)
- C3
Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 30(4)(5) (with Sch. 2 para. 27)
- C4
Sch. 3 modified (temp.) (31.10.2023) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1147), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 30(4)(5) (with Sch. 2 para. 27)