7Preparation of preliminary roll

7 Preparation of preliminary roll

7 Preparation of preliminary roll

(1) As soon as practicable after the Governor has directed that a poll be taken in any area on any question, the returning officer must notify the appropriate officer—

(a) that a poll is to be held in that area on that question, and

(b) that the appropriate officer is required to give the returning officer—

(i) a preliminary roll of the persons who, in the opinion of the appropriate officer, are qualified to vote in the poll, and

(ii) an appropriately addressed label, or an appropriately addressed envelope, for each person whose name is included in the roll.

(2) The preliminary roll—

(a) must contain the full names (consecutively numbered and listed in alphabetical order) and addresses of the persons whose names are included in the roll, and

(b) must be certified by the appropriate officer in a form approved by the Secretary.

(3) This clause does not apply to a poll to be held as a consequence of an earlier poll that has failed if a preliminary roll for the earlier poll has already been provided to the returning officer.