47. Section 39A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:-
| (1) by the repeal of subsection (1) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-
| | " (1) The returning officer for an electoral area in which an election is contested shall, if that electoral area is an area to which this subsection applies, send by post to each voter whose name appears in the electoral list of that area an official poll card specifying-
| | | (a) the name of the local authority; |
| (b) the name, address and number of the voter as stated in the electoral list; |
| (c) the electoral district and the polling district; |
| (d) the polling station allotted to the voter; and |
| (e) the date and hours of the poll."; and |
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| (2) by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:-
| | " (4) The Minister may, from time to time, by Order published in the Gazette, declare that with effect from such date as shall be specified in the Order, the provisions of sub-section (1) shall apply to every electoral area or areas as shall be so specified.". | | |
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