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1. This Order may be cited as the European Union Referendum (Welsh Forms) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is laid before Parliament.
2. In this Order—
“the Conduct Regulations” means the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016(1) and, except in article 4(3), a reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation of that number in those Regulations;
“the referendum” means the referendum under section 1 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015.
3. A form or form of words in Schedule 1 specified in Column 1 of the following table may be used in Wales at the referendum in place of the corresponding form or form of words in the Conduct Regulations specified in Column 2.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Welsh form or form of words in Schedule 1 | Corresponding form or form or words in the Conduct Regulations |
Form 1 | Form prescribed by regulation 26(4)(b) (Form 16 – Form of certificate of employment) |
Form of words 2 | Form of words prescribed by regulation 29(1) (Questions to be put to voters) |
Form 3 | Form prescribed by regulation 36(5)(a) (Form 18 – Form of declaration made by the companion of a voter or proxy with disabilities) |
4.—(1) The following form of words must be used in Wales at the referendum in place of the form of words prescribed by regulation 22(8) (notice to be exhibited in every compartment of every polling station)—
“Put a cross [X] in one box only. Put no other mark on the ballot paper, or your vote may not be counted.
Rhowch groes [X] mewn un blwch yn unig. Peidiwch â rhoi unrhyw farc arall ar y papur pleidleisio, neu efallai na fydd eich pleidlais yn cael ei chyfrif.”.
(2) The following form of words must be used in Wales at the referendum in place of the form of words prescribed by section 199B(6)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (words to be printed on sample ballot paper)(2)—
“Put a cross [X] in one box only.
Rhowch groes [X] mewn un blwch yn unig.”.
(3) Form 10 in Schedule 2 must be used in Wales at the referendum in place of the form prescribed by regulation 91(1)(b) of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 (“Form K”)(3).
(4) A form in Schedule 2 specified in Column 1 of the following table must be used in Wales at the referendum in place of the corresponding form in the Conduct Regulations specified in Column 2.
Column 1 | Column 2 |
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Welsh and English form in Schedule 2 | Corresponding form in the Conduct Regulations |
Form 1 | Form prescribed by regulation 10(1) (Form 1 – Form of ballot paper) |
Form 2 | Form prescribed by regulation 11(2) (Form 2 – Form of corresponding number list) |
Form 3 | Form prescribed by regulation 17(1)(b) (Form 3 – Form of postal voting statement) |
Form 4 | Form prescribed by regulation 20(5)(a) (Form 5 – Form of official poll card) |
Form 5 | Form prescribed by regulation 20(5)(b) (Form 6 – Form of official postal poll card) |
Form 6 | Form prescribed by regulation 20(5)(c) (Form 7 – Form of official proxy poll card) |
Form 7 | Form prescribed by regulation 20(5)(d) (Form 8 – Form of official proxy postal poll card) |
Form 8 | Form prescribed by regulation 22(3) (Form 13 – Form of corresponding number list for use in polling stations) |
Form 9 | Form prescribed by regulation 22(7) (Form 14 – Form of directions for the guidance of voters in voting) |
Form 11 | Form prescribed by regulation 64(5) (Form 20 – Form of proxy paper) |
John Penrose
Minister for Constitutional Reform
Cabinet Office
25th February 2016
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