The following provisions are contained in Section 36(2) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 2:01 and Rule 28 of the Election Rules made under the said Act which deal with time off for voting:
Section 36 (2):
"Every employer shall on polling day allow every elector in his employ the prescribed period for voting and no employer shall make any deduction from the pay or other remuneration of any such elector or impose upon or exact from him any penalty by reason of his absence during that period."
Election Rule 28:
"Every employer shall permit each elector in his employment to be absent from his work on polling day during the hours of the poll for two hours in addition to the normal midday meal hour."
The provisions above are applicable with regard to all employees who are eligible to vote at the Local Government Bye-Elections for the electoral districts of Barataria and Belmont East scheduled to take place on July 16, 2018.