Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Packets of documentsU.K.

51(1)The counting officer may not open the sealed packets of—U.K.

(a)the completed corresponding number lists for the Scottish parliamentary election, or

(b)marked copies of the polling register (within the meaning given in Article 2(1) of the 2010 Order), and lists of proxies, for the Scottish parliamentary election.

(2)Rule 68(2) of the Scottish Parliamentary Election Rules has effect as if sub-paragraphs (b) and (d) were omitted.