Paragraph 30D Postal voting documents left behind with the counting officerF1

(1)

This rule applies to a postal voting document to which rule 64(4)(a) applies and which is a left behind postal voting document.

(2)

The relevant officer must—

(a)

reject the left behind postal voting document,

(b)

write on a return of postal voting documents form to confirm that the postal voting document is a left behind postal voting document,

(c)

write the relevant officer’s name on that form, and

(d)

attach that form to the left behind postal voting document.

(3)

Left behind postal voting documents and the attached return of postal voting documents forms must be included in the packet of rejected postal voting documents and forms made up in accordance with regulation 30C(2).

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)