The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013 No. 3198

Amendments in relation to opening of covering envelopes

31.—(1) In regulation 84, omit paragraphs (1A) and (5).

(2) For regulation 84(2) substitute—

“(2) The procedure in regulation 85A applies where a covering envelope (including an envelope to which regulation 82(2) above applies) contains a postal voting statement.”.

(3) For regulation 84(4) substitute—

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