Article 11 Conveyance of writ by appropriate official

The appropriate official shall forthwith on receipt of the package referred to in Article 10 above convey the writ, or cause it to be conveyed, to the returning officer or, as the case may be, acting returning officer to whom it is addressed: but delivery of the writ to a person found in and for the time being in charge of the place which is recorded in the parliamentary writs list as being the office of the returning officer or, as the case may be, acting returning officer, shall be as good as delivery to that officer.

The person to whom the writ is delivered in accordance with paragraph (1) above shall sign the receipt referred to in Article 10(2)(b) above and shall hand it to the appropriate official or person acting on his behalf.

The appropriate official shall as soon as practicable send the receipt which has been signed in accordance with paragraph (2) above to the Clerk of the Crown by registered post.