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Local authorities elections (special provisions) Law (No. 24 of 1977) - Sect 11

Replacement of section 12 of the principal enactment

11. Section 12 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-
12.
(1) Each parliamentary polling district for the time being in force in any local authority area shall be deemed to be a polling district for the purpose of elections to that local authority:
(2) Where a parliamentary polling district comprises parts of more than one local authority area, each such part shall be deemed to be a polling district for the purpose of the general election of the members of the local authority of that area.
(3) Unless the elections officer considers it necessary or expedient in the special circumstances of any case to provide a separate polling station for the female voters there shall be for each polling district one polling station and no more.".

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