4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a polling station or polling stations for any polling district must as far as practicable be situated within that polling district.
(2) In addition to the matter mentioned in section 65(1) of the 1962 Act, when selecting a polling station or polling stations, the Chief Electoral Officer must ensure that so far as reasonable and practicable every polling station is accessible to any voter who has a disability.
(3) The Chief Electoral Officer may designate a polling station in an adjoining polling district (whether or not it is also designated as a polling station for that polling district) if—
(a)the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that by designating a polling station in the adjoining district, better facilities for voting may be provided; or
(b)the Chief Electoral Officer is satisfied that special circumstances exist that make it desirable to designate a polling station in an adjoining polling district.
(4) Where more than one polling station is designated in a polling district the polling station scheme must indicate what portion of the polling district each station is intended to serve.
(5) The polling station scheme must indicate the approximate number of electors for whom each station is provided and where the same polling station is to be used by electors from more than one polling district the approximate number of electors from each district must be shown.