Regulation 37

As soon as practicable after the last polling day, the chief polling officer shall compile the final statement of the poll which shall state the results of the poll, and such statement shall be certified by the scrutineers in Form 4 in the Schedule.

For the purposes of compiling the final statement of the poll, the chief polling officer may break the seal of any envelope or container referred to in rule 34(2), 43(3)(a), 44(1)(b) or (c) or 46(2), and inspect the contents therein relating to the poll.

A final statement of the poll relating to a precinct shall be in Form 5 in the Schedule and shall, within 28 days after the last polling day of the poll —