54. (1) Where a poll is to be taken at a European election in a constituency, the local returning officer shall send to every elector whose name is on the register of European electors for the county or county borough, for which he or she is the local returning officer, and is not on the postal voters list or the special voters list a card (in this rule referred to as a “polling information card”) in such form as may be directed by the Minister informing the elector of his or her number (including polling district letter) on the register of European electors and of the place at which the elector will be entitled to vote and containing a statement in relation to the specified documents referred to in rule 72 F90[and where appropriate, other information concerning the poll].

(2) A polling information card shall be addressed to the elector at the address in respect of which the elector is registered in the register of European electors and shall be delivered at that address not later than the third day before the polling day.

(3) Where a polling information card is dispatched by post it shall be transmitted without prepayment of the charges therefor by the earliest practicable post.

(4) No action or other proceedings shall lie against a local returning officer in respect of any failure to send, non-delivery of or error or mis-statement in a polling information card.