(1) As soon as
practicable after the date fixed under regulation 13 for issuing ballot
papers in respect of the election, the returning officer is to send by post to
each person whose name appears on the electoral roll at the address shown on
the roll in a sealed envelope —
(a) a
ballot paper; and
(b) an
envelope marked “ballot paper envelope”; and
(c)
voting instructions; and
(d)
candidates’ profiles; and
(e) a
reply‑paid envelope —
(i)
that is addressed to the returning officer at the box
used under regulation 23; and
(ii)
that may be posted without expense by the voter.
(2) The sealed
envelope referred to in subregulation (1) must bear an instruction that,
if it is not delivered to the addressee, it should be returned to the box
referred to in subregulation (1)(e)(i).