The British Wool Marketing Scheme (Approval) Order 1950

45.—(1)  In voting at elections of regional members of the Board each registered producer in the region shall have one vote plus one additional vote for every ten sheep which are over four months old and are in his possession and in the region on such date as the Board may determine for the purpose of any election.

(2)  In voting at elections of county representatives of Regional Committees each producer in the county shall have one vote plus one additional vote for every ten sheep which are over four months old and are in his possession and in the county on such date as the Board may determine for the purpose of any election provided that producers in the counties of Devon and Cornwall shall have three times the said number of votes and producers in any of the counties specified in the Second Schedule of this Scheme shall have twice the said number of votes but shall not give more than a third or a half, as the case may be, of their total votes in favour of one candidate.

(3)  Each person voting shall sign his voting paper and add his address. If a voting paper is unsigned or the address of the voter is not given, or if the voter purports to vote for more candidates than there are persons to be elected, the voting paper shall not be taken into account.

(4)  Subject as aforesaid, the votes of a person entitled to vote shall not be rejected by reason of any defect in the manner in which he has filled up the voting paper.

(5)  Where it does not clearly appear from a voting paper whether or not the voter intended to vote in favour of any particular candidate, he shall be taken not to have voted in favour of that candidate.

(6)  The Board shall cause the votes to be counted, and the candidates who receive the most votes shall be declared elected, and the Board shall publish the result.