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Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 s 37

Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 s 37

s 37 Facilities to be provided at polling stations

37.—(1) Before the poll in any electoral division opens at a polling station, the presiding officer or the senior presiding officer at that station must cause a notice of the poll to be displayed on or at a conspicuous place outside that station.[41/2018] (2) The notice mentioned in subsection (1) —(a) must contain such information, presented in such form or manner, as may be prescribed; and (b) must remain displayed on or at a conspicuous place outside the polling station until the poll closes at that station.[41/2018] (3) [Deleted by Act 41 of 2018] (4) [Deleted by Act 41 of 2018] (5) [Deleted by Act 41 of 2018] (6) [Deleted by Act 41 of 2018] (7) It is the duty of the Returning Officer to provide at each polling station reasonable facilities for the electors allotted to that station to enable them to mark their votes screened from observation and to vote in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (8) The Returning Officer must determine, or may authorise the presiding officer or senior presiding officer to determine, in what manner those facilities are to be distributed among the electors entitled to vote at that station. (9) An election is not to be questioned by reason of non‑compliance with subsection (7) or (8) or any informality relative to polling stations.

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