Article 2 Amendment to polling hours in the Principal Areas Rules

(1)

The Principal Areas Rules shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In Schedule 2—

(a)

in the table in rule 1 (Timetable), for “8 in the morning and 9 at night” substitute “7 in the morning and 10 at night”;

(b)

in the Appendix of Forms—

(i)

in the Elector’s official poll card, in that part relating to polling hours, for “8 a.m. to 9 p.m. substitute “7 a.m. to 10 p.m.”; and

(ii)

in the Proxy’s official poll card, for “The poll will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.” substitute “The poll will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.”.

(3)

In Schedule 3—

(a)

In the table in rule 1 (Timetable), for “Between the hours of 8” to “during those hours.” substitute “Between the hours of 7 in the morning and 10 at night on the day of the election.”;

(b)

in the Appendix of Forms—

(i)

in the Elector’s official poll card, in that part relating to polling hours, for “*[7][8] a.m. to *[9][10]p.m.” substitute “7 a.m. to 10 p.m.” and omit the corresponding instruction “*delete as appropriate”; and

(ii)

in the Proxy’s official poll card, for “*[7][8] a.m. to [9][10]p.m.” substitute “7 a.m. to 10 p.m.” and omit the corresponding instruction “*delete as appropriate”.