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59(1)An order for—
(a)the inspection or production of any rejected ballot papers in the custody of the proper officer of the council, or
(b)the opening of a sealed packet of [F1the completed corresponding number lists or of] certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll or for the inspection of any counted ballot papers in his custody,
may be made by the High Court, a county court or an election court if satisfied by evidence on oath that the order is required for the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution for an offence in relation to ballot papers, or for the purpose of an election petition.
(2)An order under this rule may be made subject to such conditions as to—
(a)persons,
(b)time,
(c)place and mode of inspection,
(d)production or opening,
as the court making the order may think expedient, but in making and carrying into effect an order for the opening of [F2a sealed packet of the completed corresponding number lists or of] certificates or for the inspection of counted ballot papers, care shall be taken that the way in which the vote of any particular elector has been given shall not be disclosed until it has been proved—
(i)that his vote was given; and
(ii)that the vote has been declared by a competent court to be invalid.
(3)An appeal lies to the High Court from any order of a county court under this rule.
(4)Any power given under this rule—
(a)to the High Court may be exercised by any judge of the court otherwise than in open court; and
(b)to a county court, may be exercised in such manner as may be provided by rules of court.
(5)Where an order is made for the production by the proper officer of the council of any document in his possession relating to any specified election—
(a)the production by him or his agent of the document ordered in such manner as they be directed by that order shall be conclusive evidence that the document relates to the specified election; and
(b)any endorsement on any packet of ballot papers so produced shall be prima facie evidence that the ballot papers are what they are stated to be by the endorsement.
[F3(6)The production from proper custody of—
(a)a ballot paper purporting to have been used at any election, and
(b)a completed corresponding number list with a number marked in writing beside the number of the ballot paper,
shall be prima facie evidence that the elector whose vote was given by that ballot paper was the person whose entry in the register of electors (or on a notice issued under section 13BA(9) of the Representation of the People Act 1983) at the time of the election contained the same number as the number written as mentioned in sub-paragraph (b).]
(7)Save as by this rule provided, no person shall be allowed to inspect any rejected or counted ballot papers in the possession of the proper officer of the council or to open any sealed packets of [F4the completed corresponding number lists or of] certificates.
F1Words in Sch. 5 rule 59(1)(b) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 76(2) (with art. 1(3))
F2Words in Sch. 5 rule 59(2) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 76(3) (with art. 1(3))
F3Sch. 5 rule 59(6) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 76(4) (with art. 1(3))
F4Words in Sch. 5 rule 59(7) substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 76(5) (with art. 1(3))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 5 rule 59 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 38(2)
C2Sch. 5 rule 59 applied (with modifications) (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 50(7)(c)(8)
C3Sch. 5 rule 59(7) modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 38(3)
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