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Rice Marketing Act 1983
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#### 98 Other persons may also be polled
98 Other persons may also be polled
> > (1) If the committee constituted with respect to a marketing order referred to in section 96 (1) so requests by instrument in writing under its seal, the Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a separate poll shall be taken of persons entitled to vote in respect of each other commodity for which the order is in force on the question mentioned in that subsection.
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> > (2) If the committee constituted with respect to a marketing order referred to in section 96 (2) so requests by instrument in writing under its seal, the Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a separate poll shall be taken of persons entitled to vote in respect of the commodity within the other part of the area on the question mentioned in that subsection.
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> > (3) If the committee constituted with respect to a marketing order referred to in section 96 (2) so requests by instrument in writing under its seal, the Governor may, by proclamation, direct that a separate poll shall be taken of persons entitled to vote in respect of—
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> > > (a) the commodity within the other part of the area, and
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> > > (b) each other commodity for which the order is in force,
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> > on the question mentioned in that subsection.
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> > (4) A poll to be taken under this section on a particular question shall be taken on the same day as the poll taken under section 96 on the same question.
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> > (5) If the Governor directs that a separate poll be taken under this section, the Governor may not give a direction under section 97 unless—
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> > > (a) votes are cast in the poll by a majority of the persons who are enrolled in the relevant roll for the poll, and
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> > > (b) a majority of the votes cast at the poll are in favour of the removal of the commodity or part of an area, or both, as the case requires, from the control of the marketing order.
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> > (6) The poll to be taken under subsection (1) or (3) shall be a single poll of the persons referred to in that subsection.
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> **s 98:** Am 1997 No 126, Sch 1 \[8\].