Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962

Forwarding of documents N.I.

58 (1) This rule applies to the following documents—

(a) the packets of ballot papers in the possession of the returning officer,

(b) the ballot paper accounts and the statements of rejected ballot papers and of the result of the verification of the ballot paper accounts,

(c) the tendered votes lists, [F1 the tendered postal votes lists,] the lists of [F2 voters with disabilities] assisted by companions, the lists of votes marked by the presiding officer and the related statements, [F3 the lists maintained under rule 39A,] and the declarations made by the companions of [F2 voters with disabilities],

(d) the packets of F4 . . . certificates as to employment on duty on the day of the poll,

[F5 (da) the packets of the completed corresponding number lists,]

(e) the packets containing marked copies of registers [F6 (including any marked copy notices issued under section 13BA(9) of the 1983 Act)] and of lists of proxies.

(2) The returning officer shall endorse on each packet to which this rule applies a description of its contents, the date of the election to which they relate and the name of the district electoral area for which the election was held.

(3) The returning officer shall then forward to the officer of the relevant council who is charged with the duty of looking after them the documents to which this rule applies.

(4) The officer referred to in paragraph (3) is referred to in rules 59 and 60 as the proper officer of the council; and the expression relevant council in paragraph (3) means the council to which the election in question takes place.

F1 Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(c) inserted (15.9.2014) by The Anonymous Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1116), arts. 1(1), 6(14)

F2 SI 2001/417

F3 Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(c) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(10)(a); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2(2)(b)

F4 Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(d) omitted (16.12.2010) by virtue of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 75(a) (with art. 1(3))

F5 Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(da) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 75(b) (with art. 1(3))

F6 Words in Sch. 5 rule 58(1)(e) inserted (14.5.2008) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 30(1), 31(3), Sch. 4 para. 1(10)(b); S.I. 2008/1318, art. 2(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 5 rule 58(1) modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 38(1)