Clause 19

The Returning Officer shall appoint, and may revoke the appointment of, one or more persons (referred to in this Act as presiding officers) to preside at each polling station.

If more than one presiding officer is appointed for any polling station, the Returning Officer may appoint one of the presiding officers to be the senior presiding officer who shall exercise general supervision over the other presiding officers and over all arrangements for the conduct of the poll in that station.

Each presiding officer shall be supplied with a copy of that part of the register of electors containing the names of electors in the register assigned to his polling place.

If any presiding officer is, by sickness or other cause, prevented from acting at any election and there is no time for another person to be appointed by the Returning Officer, the presiding officer may appoint a deputy to act for him.

A presiding officer shall as soon as possible report to the Returning Officer every appointment made under subsection (4) and every such appointment may be revoked by the Returning Officer, but without prejudice to the validity of anything already done by the deputy.

The Returning Officer may, if he thinks fit, preside at any polling station, and the provisions of this Act relating to a presiding officer shall apply to the Returning Officer.