Paragraph 10 Delivery of postal ballot papers to post office

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 4 para. 10(1) words substituted by Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) 2001 Sch. 1 para. 131(9)
Sch. 4 para. 10(1) words revoked by Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) 2001 Sch. 2
Sch 4, para 1 defn(s) added by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (2)(a)
Sch 4, para 1 defn(s) am by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (2)(b)
Sch 4, para 3A added by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (3)
Sch 4, para 4 rev in pt by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (4)(a)(i), (iii), (b)
Sch 4, para 4 am by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (4)(a)(ii)
Sch 4, para 6 subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (5)
Sch 4, para 10 subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (6)
Sch 4, para 11 rev by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (7)
Sch 4, para 12 subst by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (8)
Sch 4, para 13 rev in pt by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (9)(a), (e)(ii)
Sch 4, para 13 am by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (9)(a)–(d), (e)(i), (f)
Sch 4, para 13A added by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (10)
Sch 4, para 14 rev by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (11)
Sch 4, paras 15–20 replaced (by paras 15–26) by Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) 2001 arts 3, 20(1), (12)

(1)

Envelopes addressed to postal voters shall be counted and forthwith delivered by the constituency returning officer to the nearest head post office, or such other office as may be arranged with the head postmaster, and the postmaster shall stamp with the post office date stamp a form of receipt to be presented by the constituency returning officer stating the number of envelopes so delivered, and shall immediately forward such envelopes for delivery to the persons to whom they are addressed.

(2)

First class postage of all such envelopes and all covering envelopes shall be prepaid by the constituency returning officer.