Parliamentary Elections Act 1954 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Elections
47. Closing of poll
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voter
“voter” means a person who, whether his or her name does or does not appear in a register of electors, applies to vote or votes at an election.
Despite subsection (1), if at the hour fixed for the closing of the poll there is in the polling station any voter to whom a ballot paper has been delivered, the voter must be allowed to record his or her vote.
polling station
“polling station” means any polling station established by or under the authority of the Returning Officer under section 36A for voters to cast their votes at an election, and includes any overseas polling station;