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)

Signature of application for absent vote U.K.

7.  Regulation 51A(a) of the relevant regulations (requirements that applications for an absent vote must be signed)(1) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—

(a) after “Schedule 4” there were inserted “or Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”, and

(b) for “or the returning officer” there were substituted “, the returning officer or the counting officer”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 7 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 51A of the England and Wales Regulations was inserted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2006/752 and substituted by regulation 33 of S.I. 2006/2910. Regulation 51A of the Scotland Regulations was inserted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2006/834 and substituted by regulation 4 of S.I. 2008/305.