Requirement of secrecy
6.—(1) Every person attending the proceedings in connection with the issue or the receipt of ballot papers shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of the voting and shall not attempt to ascertain at the proceedings in connection with the receipt of the ballot papers the way in which any vote is given in any particular ballot paper, or communicate any information with respect to that obtained at those proceedings.
(2) Every person attending at the counting of the votes shall maintain, and aid in maintaining, the secrecy of voting and shall not communicate any information obtained at the counting of the votes as to the way in which any vote is given on any particular ballot paper.
(3) Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the ballot holder and his clerks ascertaining the address and rateable value of each relevant property in respect of which a vote is cast.