When is a stage of an election disrupted or likely to be disrupted
3.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a stage of an election in an electoral division is disrupted or likely to be disrupted if a disruptive event —
(a)
has occurred or is likely to occur before or during that stage of the election; or
(b)
prevents or seriously interrupts, or is likely to prevent or seriously interrupt, the conduct of that stage of the election according to the provisions of the Act.
(2) In paragraph (1), “disruptive event” has the meaning given by section 102A(7) of the Act.