Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 (asp 14)

SCHEDULE 2 Further provision about voting in the referendum

PART 3 Postal voting: issue and receipt of ballot papers

Opening of postal voters box

34 (1) Each postal voters box must be opened by the counting officer in the presence of any postal ballot agents who are present.

(2) So long as the counting officer ensures that there is at least one sealed postal voters box for the reception of covering envelopes up to the time of the close of the poll, the other postal voters boxes may be opened by the counting officer.

(3) The last postal voters box and the postal ballot box must be opened at the counting of the votes under rule 30 of the conduct rules.