Paragraph 57 Sealing of packets

England and Wales

(1)

As soon as practicable after the completion of the procedure under paragraph 56(3) and (4), the local returning officer must make up into separate packets the contents of—

(a)

the receptacle of rejected votes,

F1(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

the receptacle of rejected ballot paper envelopes,

(d)

the lists of F2spoilt, lost and cancelled postal ballot papers,

(e)

the receptacle of rejected votes (verification procedure), F3...

(f)

the receptacle of postal voting statements (verification procedure),F4and

(g)

the packets of rejected postal voting documents and accompanying return of postal voting documents forms made up in accordance with paragraphs 43C(2) and 46C(2),

and must seal up such packets.

(2)

Any document in those packets marked “provisionally rejected” is to be deemed to be marked “rejected”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2 para. 57(1)(b) omitted (6.4.2014) by virtue of The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/921), arts. 1(5), 27(a) (with art. 1(5))
F2: Words in Sch. 2 para. 57(1)(d) substituted (6.4.2014) by The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/921), arts. 1(5), 27(b) (with art. 1(5))
F3: Word in Sch. 2 para. 57(1)(e) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling and Secrecy) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1225), regs. 1(2), 8(6)(i)
F4: Sch. 2 para. 57(1)(g) and word 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), regs. 1(2), 8(6)(i)(ii)