94Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of polling

94 Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of polling (1) At the times the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre considers practicable after the close of polling for the election, the officer (a) open the postal ballot box and remove the unopened envelopes containing declaration ballot papers received not later than 6 pm on the Friday next following the polling day; and (b) allow candidates' scrutineers to inspect each envelope bearing an elector's postal vote certificate marked "rejected" and then: (i) exclude the declaration ballot papers contained in those envelopes from further scrutiny; and (ii) place the envelopes, unopened, in a parcel; and (c) take the declaration ballot paper from the envelope admitted to scrutiny without inspecting or unfolding it or allowing any other person to do so; and (d) place the envelope in a parcel with all other envelopes from which ballot papers have been taken under paragraph (c); and (e) seal the parcels mentioned in paragraphs (b)(ii) and (d) and (2) A candidate's scrutineer may sign a sealed parcel.