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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984
136AExtension of time for acts by officers
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#### 136A Extension of time for acts by officers
Where:
(a) an officer is required by a provision of this Act or the regulations to do an act; and
(b) the officer refuses or fails to do the act at the time, or within the period, required by that provision;
the Electoral Commission may determine that the act may be done within such further time, not exceeding 48 hours, as the Commission fixes.