Receipt of return ballot papers
13.—(1) A postal ballot paper shall not be taken to be duly returned unless it is received by the ballot holder (either by hand or by post) or at any place for delivery specified in the notice of ballot as being a place of delivery before 5 p.m. on the day of the ballot.
(2) On receipt of a returned ballot paper, the ballot holder shall arrange for it to be kept in a secure receptacle until the votes are counted.
(3) No person other than the ballot holder and clerks may be present at the receipt of the ballot papers, unless permitted by the ballot holder to attend.