Requisition of property

Requisition of property (1) If it appears to the District Magistrate or State Election Commission that in connection with an election under this act within the district or state. (i) any premises are needed or likely to be needed for the purpose of being used as a polling place or for the storage of ballot boxes after the poll has been taken, or (ii) any vehicle, vessel or animal is needed or likely to be needed for the purpose of transportation of ballot boxes to or from any polling place or transportation of members of the police force for maintaining order during the conduct of such election or transportation of any officer or other person for performance of any duties in connection with such election, he may, by order in, writing, requisition such premises or such vehicle, vessels or animals, as the case may be and make such further orders may appear to it to be necessary or requisitioning: Provided that no vehicle, vessel or animal which is being lawfully used by a candidate or his agent for any purpose connected with the election of such candidate shall be requisitioned under this sub section until the completion of the polling at such election. (2) The requisition shall be effected by an order in writing addressed to the person deemed by the District Magistrate and State election commission to be the owner or person in possession of the property and such order shall be served in the prescribed manner on the person to whom it is addressed. (3) Whenever any property is requisitioned under this section, the period of such requisition shall not extend beyond the period for which such property is required for any of the purposes mentioned in that sub-section. (4) In this section-- (a) “premises” means any land, building or part of a building and includes a hut, shed or other structure or any part thereof; (b) “vehicle” means any vehicle used or capable of being used for the purpose or road transport, whether propelled by mechanical powers or otherwise.