Section 16

divide the local area into electoral wards and such other divisions as the Commission may consider necessary or expedient for election purposes;

specify the names of the wards and other divisions of the local area and assign a distinguishing letter or letters or number or both to each such ward and division;

appoint a place and, where the Commission considers it necessary or expedient so to do in the special circumstances of the case two or more places as the polling station or stations for each ward and division.

The Election Commission may use free of charge as a polling station any school or any portion of a school in receipt of a grant, or in respect of which a grant is made, out of moneys provided by any Government in Malaysia.

The Election Commission shall make good any damage done to, and defray any expenses incurred by the persons having control over any school or portion thereof by reason of its being used as a polling station under subsection (2).