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46.—(1) Where the proceedings at a polling station are interrupted or obstructed by riot or open violence, the presiding officer must adjourn the proceedings till the following day and must give notice to the local returning officer as soon as practicable.
(2) Where the poll is adjourned at a polling station—
(a)the hours of polling on the day to which it is adjourned must be the same as for the original day, and
(b)references in these rules to the close of the poll are to be read accordingly.
(3) As soon as practicable after receiving notice of the adjournment of a poll, the local returning officer must inform the police area returning officer of that fact and of the cause of its adjournment.
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