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MS FOLLETT: Madam Speaker, I move the Government amendment No. 37, which reads:
37. Page 57, lines 19 to 23, proposed new paragraph 147(1)(d), omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:
"(d) shall make available to persons visited any electoral matter taken by the officer in accordance with paragraph (b).".
Amendment agreed to.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (12.05): Madam Speaker, I move the Government amendment No. 38, which reads:
38. Page 60, line 10, proposed new section 154, add at the end the following subsection:
"(3) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to ballot boxes containing ballot papers for ordinary voting where the polling place is also a scrutiny centre and the procedures set out in section 179 are to be carried out in respect of those ballot boxes and ballot papers at that centre.".
This amendment is being inserted to ensure that ballot-boxes containing ballot-papers to be counted immediately after the close of the poll in polling places can be opened for counting without delay. As it stands, the new section requires all ballot-boxes to be closed and sealed before being opened for scrutiny. This was not intended in the case of ballot-boxes used in polling places that will also be scrutiny centres, where the ballot-boxes will be opened and ballot-papers therein counted as soon as the poll closes. I commend the amendment.
Amendment agreed to.
MS FOLLETT (Chief Minister and Treasurer) (12.05): Madam Speaker, I move the Government amendment No. 39. It reads:
39. Page 60, line 24, proposed new subsection 155(3), omit "Part VIII, IX or this Part", substitute "Part VIII or IX".
This is an amendment required to correct a drafting error. The amendment will ensure that, where appropriate, references to polling day in this Part include references to days to which polling has been extended under the new section. Related amendments are made to proposed new sections 123 and 156.
Amendment agreed to.
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