Article 3 Amendment to polling hours in the Parishes and Communities Rules

(1)

The Parishes and Communities 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, for “8 a.m. to 9 p.m.” substitute “7 a.m. to 10 p.m.”;

(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”.