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Referendum Act (No. 7 of 1981) - Sect 72

Requisitioning of premises for use of polling stations

72.
(1) Where the Commissioner considers that any premises, other than any school referred to in section 65, are required for the purpose of being used as a polling station, he may requisition those premises for that purpose by order in writing addressed to and served on the person in actual possession of those premises, or, where no person is in such actual possession, on the owner of such premises,
(2) Where any premises are requistioned under sub section (1), the period of such requisition shall not extend byond for weeks.
(3) In this section, ' premises " means any land, building or part of a building and includes a hut, shed or structure or any part thereof.


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