Rule 42 of community election rules (adjournment of poll in case of riot)
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56. For rule 42(1) of the community election rules substitute—
“(1) Where the proceedings at any polling station are interrupted or obstructed by riot or open violence, the presiding officer must adjourn the proceedings until the following day and must forthwith give notice—
(a)to the returning officer who discharges the functions specified in paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007; and
(b)in the case of a regional election, whether or not the poll is taken with the poll at a constituency election, to the regional returning officer.”.