44. As soon as practicable after the adjournment of the European election for the purpose of taking a poll the local returning officer shall cause to be delivered pursuant to rule 45 to every special voter entitled to vote at that election, the following—

(a) a ballot paper for the election;

(b) a form of declaration of identity in the form directed by the Minister;

(c) an envelope marked (and in this Part referred to as a “ballot paper envelope”); and

(d) an envelope addressed to the local returning officer (in this Part referred to as a “covering envelope”).