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Article 47
 

Where a person whose name appears in the last revised Electoral Register, but does not appear in the list published under article 46(5), has not received the voting document or, after the receipt of such document, has lost or destroyed such document such person may not later than 9.00 p.m. of the Wednesday immediately preceding the commencement of voting, appear before one of the Commissioners, and if-


(a) he proves his identity by the production of his identity card;and


(b) makes a declaration on oath before any such Commissioner that he has not received the voting document or that, after the receipt of such document, he has lost or destroyed it,and such further declarations on oath as the Commissioner may require,


he shall be given a voting document which shall bear the mark "SPECIAL" which mark shall not in any way obscure any of the information contained in the document. The word "SPECIAL" shall also be entered against the name of such voter in the list mentioned in article 64(1) and a list of all the persons to whom a voting document is issued under this subarticle shall be kept at the Electoral Office and shall be open to inspection by any candidate, election agent, party agent or party delegate at all reasonable times until the poll closes.