18. If the poll for an election in an electoral division is to be conducted on 2 or more days as a result of the exercise of a crisis management power in regulation 12 —
(a)
a reference to polling day in section 61C(4)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Act (definition of “cooling‑off period”) is to be read as a reference to the earliest day on which polling is to be conducted;
(b)
a reference to polling day in the following provisions of the Act is to be read as a reference to the latest day on which polling is to be conducted:
Section 43(11) (restoration of name to register)
Section 61C(4)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) (definition of “cooling‑off period”)
Section 61S(1) (definition of “election period”)
Section 69(4) (order to amend maximum expenses)
Section 78C(1) (blackout period for election survey results)
Section 80A(2) (restrictions on election meetings)
Section 81(1) (prohibition of dissuasion from voting)
Section 102B(2) (restrictions on making regulations); and
(c)
a reference to polling day in the following provisions of the Act is to be read as a reference to each day on which polling is to be conducted:
Section 71(4) (prohibition against parking)
Section 76(1) (reasonable period for employees to vote)
Section 77(1) (prohibition of badges, symbols, etc.)
Section 78D(1) (exit polls ban)
Section 80(1) and (5) (prohibition of canvassing)
Section 80A(1) (restrictions on election meetings)
Section 82(1) (undue influence at or near polling station)