The Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

Amendment of form of statement as to postal ballot papers

49.—(1) In Schedule 3, in Form K in the first column—

(a) in entry 2, for “and regulation 78 (lost or not received)” substitute “, regulation 78 (lost or not received) and regulation 78A (cancelled due to change of address).”;

(b) after entry 4 (total number of postal ballot papers issued) insert—

“5.   Total number of postal ballot papers cancelled under regulation 78A.”;

(c) omit entry 15 (number of postal voting statements not subject to verification procedure rejected as not completed).

(2) In consequence of the amendments made by paragraph (1)—

(a) re-number the existing entries 5 to 14 as 6 to 15 respectively;

(b) in entry 14 (as renumbered) for “5 to 12” substitute “6 to 13”;

(c) in entry 19 (number of cases in which a covering envelope or its contents were marked “Rejected”) after “78” insert “, 78A”, and for “2, 3, 7, 8 and 9” substitute “2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10”.