Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued
33.—(1) In the case of a person shown in the record kept under—
(a)paragraph 3(4), or
(b)paragraph 7(6),
of this Schedule (electors and proxies entitled to vote by post for an indefinite or definite period), no postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued until after 5 pm on the eleventh day before the date of the poll (computed in accordance with paragraph 19(6)).
(2) In the case of any other person, the postal ballot paper (and declaration of identity) shall be issued by the local returning officer as soon as practicable after the application to vote by post has been granted.