Amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2004 Regulations

45.—(1) In Schedule 2, in paragraph 60 (opening of covering envelopes) omit sub-paragraphs (2) and (7).

(2) In that paragraph, for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4) The procedure in paragraph 63 applies where a covering envelope (including an envelope to which paragraph 58(2) applies) contains a postal voting statement.”

(3) In that paragraph, for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) Where a covering envelope does not contain a postal voting statement (whether separately or not) the local returning officer must mark the covering envelope “provisionally rejected”, attach its contents (if any) and place it in the receptacle for rejected votes.”