Counting of votes by overseas electors
37.  Subject to section 56D of the Act (counting of votes by overseas electors), the Returning Officer or a person authorised by him or her must —
(a)in counting the votes cast at all overseas polling stations —
(i)mix together all ballot papers in the opened ballot boxes from all overseas polling stations; and
(ii)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
(b)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.