112Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of voting

112 Initial dealing with postal voting papers after close of voting (1) At the times the officer in charge of a scrutiny centre considers practicable after the close of voting for an election, the officer must: (a) open the Postal Ballot Box and remove the unopened envelopes containing declaration ballot papers received not later than 12 noon on the second Friday following election 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.