Questions which may be put to voters

(1) The presiding officer may, at his discretion, and shall, if required by any candidate, or any person representing a candidate at the time of the votes being received, put to any voter, who is in possession of an identification card, at the time of tendering his vote, the following questions, or either of them, and no other– (a) are you the same person whose name appears as (A.B. as the case may be) on the register of electors now in force? (b) have you already voted at this election either here or elsewhere for the election of members of the Council? (2) Where any voter is, at the time of tendering his vote, not in possession of an identification card, the presiding officer may at his discretion ask any question relating to his identity, his place of residence, his age and any other matter that may be of assistance 81 in establishing the voter as being the “person whose name appears in the register” for that town. (3) If any person refuses to answer any question so put to him, the presiding officer may refuse to receive his vote. (4) If any person makes a false answer to any such question, he shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for six months.