The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 No. 219

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS

PART 1 U.K. THE 2001 REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE 2001 REGULATIONS (SCOTLAND)

Interpretation of Part 5 U.K.

20.  Regulation 64 of the relevant regulations (interpretation of Part 5)(1) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—

(a) the following were substituted for the definition of “agent”—

““agent”, except in regulation 69, means a referendum agent or an agent appointed under regulation 69;”, and

(b) in the definition of “valid postal voting statement”, for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 20 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 64 of the England and Wales Regulation was amended by regulations 31(2) and 48 of S.I. 2006/2910 and paragraph 46 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2011/2085. Regulation 64 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulation 36 of S.I. 2007/925; regulation 2(2) of S.I. 2008/305; and paragraph 47 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2011/2085.