PART 2

THE FRANCHISE AND ITS EXERCISE

Polling districts and places at elections
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1
Every constituency shall be divided into polling districts and, subject to the provisions of this article, there shall be a polling place designated for each polling district.
2
The polling districts and polling places designated under this article shall be the same as those used or designated for parliamentary elections under sections 18A and 18B of the 1983 Act (polling districts and polling places), except where it appears to the local authority (or local authorities) for the area of that polling district or location of that polling place that special circumstances make it desirable for some other polling district or polling place to be designated for the purpose of a Scottish parliamentary election.
3
An election shall not be questioned by reason of—
a
any non-compliance with the provisions of this article; or
b
any informality relating to polling districts or polling places.
Sections 18A and 18B were substituted by the 2006 Act, section 16.
Art. 5 in force at 16.12.2015 in accordance with art. 1(1)