45. Section 38 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :-
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| | (1) Upon the receipt of a report under section 37 in respect of an electoral area, the elections officer of the district in which the area is situated shall forthwith publish a notice in the Gazette specifying-
| | | (a) the electoral area in which the election is contested; |
| (b) the names of the candidates in order of priority as set out in the nomination paper of each recognized political party and independent group for election as Mayor and Deputy Mayor and as members of that local authority and the approved symbol allotted to such party or group and in the case of an independent group the words " Independent Group " and the distinguishing number, if any; |
| (c) the day, other than a Sunday or a public holiday, on which the poll will be taken, such date being not less than fourteen days nor more than twenty-eight days from the date of the publication of the notice; and |
| (d) the situation of the polling station or polling stations for each of the polling districts in that electoral area and the particular polling stations, if any, reserved for female voters. |
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| | (2) Where due to any emergency it is necessary that the situation of any polling station should be different from that specified in a notice published under subsection (1), the elections officer may cause the situation of that station to be altered in such manner as he may in his absolute discretion determine. | | |
| | (3) Where due to any emergency the poll for the election in any electoral area cannot be taken on the date specified in the notice relating to the election published under subsection (1), the elections officer may appoint another date for the taking of such poll and such other date shall not be earlier than the twenty-first day after the publication of the notice under section (1).'. | | |
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