Producers Committees (Polling) Regulations 1990

The commission shall give notice of the conduct of a poll in the relevant area.

A notice under subregulation (1) —

shall be published in the manner approved by the Commission;

shall be published not less than 21 days or such period of not less than 21 days as the Commission approves in the particular case before the conduct of the poll;

in the case of a poll under section 10 of the Act, shall specify in simple terms the objects sought to be attained by the proposal;

in the case of a poll under section 10 of the Act, shall specify the agricultural produce the subject of the proposal and the relevant area;

in the case of a poll under section 11(1a) of the Act, shall specify the names of the candidates for election as members of a producers’ committee;

in the case of any other poll, shall specify the question to be submitted to the persons voting in the poll;

shall specify the date or dates on which the poll is to be conducted;

shall specify whether the poll is to be conducted by convening a meeting or meetings for the purpose or by holding a postal ballot for that purpose; and

shall specify the name and address of the returning officer, and, if the poll is to be conducted at a meeting or meetings called for that purpose, the time and place or places at which the meeting or meetings will be held.