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)

Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes U.K.

36.—(1) Regulation 80 of the relevant regulations (notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes) applies for the purposes of the referendum but with the following modifications.

(2) Paragraph (1) has effect for those purposes as if—

(a) for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”, and

(b) for “candidate” there were substituted “referendum agent”.

(3) Paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if for “candidate” there were substituted “referendum agent”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 36 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1