Regulation 37

in counting the votes cast at all overseas polling stations —

mix together all ballot papers in the opened ballot boxes from all overseas polling stations; and

in the case of a general election — separate the ballot papers mixed under sub‑paragraph (i) into the respective electoral divisions to which the ballot papers relate; and

in counting the votes cast by the postal voting method in a general election — after the pre‑count examination of the postal ballot papers, separate the postal ballot papers into the respective electoral divisions to which the postal ballot papers relate.