{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-5/rule-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025/schedule-5/rule-31.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2025/864",
  "legislation_title": "The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/senedd-cymru-representation-of-the-people-order-2025",
  "path": "schedule/5/rule/31",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Notice of poll",
  "text": "(1) The statement of parties and persons nominated required by rule 17 must include a notice of poll stating the day and hours fixed for the poll.\n(2) The returning officer must, before or at the same time as publishing notice of the poll, also publish notice of—\n(a) the situation of each polling station, and\n(b) the description of voters entitled to vote there.\n(3) The notice required in accordance with paragraph (2) may be combined with the statement of parties and persons nominated required by rule 17.\n(4) The returning officer must, as soon as practicable after publishing notice under paragraph (2), give a copy of it to each of the election agents appointed in accordance with article 39.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 rule 31 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/864/schedule/5/rule/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-14T03:35:52.324656+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}