The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation etc.

4. 3. Referendum and date of poll

5. 4. Referendum question and statement

6. 5. Referendum period

7. 6. Polling districts and polling places

8. 7. Other voting provisions

9. 8. Rules for the conduct of the referendum

10. 9. The Chief Counting Officer and Deputy Chief Counting Officers

11. 10. Counting officers

12. 11. Supplementary

13. 12. Correction of procedural errors

14. 13. Payments to counting officers

15. 14. Taxation of counting officers’ accounts

16. 15. Accounts of the Welsh Ministers

17. 16. Explanatory material

18. 17. Supply of full register to the Commission

19. 18. Referendum agents

20. 19. Translations etc. of certain documents

21. 20. Public notices and declarations

22. 21. Sending of applications and notices: electronic signatures and related certificates

23. 22. Publication and copies of documents

24. 23. Advertisements

25. 24. Non-domestic rating: premises used for referendum purposes

26. 25. Loan of equipment for referendum

27. 26. Offences

28. 27. Modifications of enactments

29. 28. Forms: general

30. Signature

31. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       VOTING IN THE REFERENDUM

       1. PART 1

          1. 1. Persons entitled to vote

          2. 2. Existing postal and proxy voters

          3. 3. Applications by electors for absent vote

          4. 4. Absent voters lists

          5. 5. Proxies

          6. 6. Voting as proxy

          7. 7. Use of personal identifier information

          8. 8. Information contained in records kept by a registration officer in...

       2. PART 2

          1. 9. General requirements for applications

          2. 10. Additional requirements for applications to vote by proxy

          3. 11. Closing dates for applications

          4. 12. Grant or refusal of applications

          5. 13. Cancellation of proxy appointment

          6. 14. The personal identifiers record

       3. PART 3

          1. 15. Effect of register

          2. 16. Effect of misdescription

          3. 17. Discharge of registration duties

          4. 18. Alterations in the register

          5. 19. Payment of expenses of registration

          6. 20. Supply of free copy of register, notices and lists for referendum purposes

          7. 21. (1) A permitted participant is entitled, subject to the following...

          8. 22. Appeals

          9. 23. Marked register for polling stations

          10. 24. Notification by registration officer

          11. 25. Service Voters

          12. 26. Forms

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS

       1. PART 1

          1. 1. Interpretation

       2. PART 2

          1. 2. Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on issue of postal ballot papers

          2. 3. Persons entitled to be present at proceedings on receipt of postal ballot papers

          3. 4. Notification of requirement of secrecy

          4. 5. Time when postal ballot papers are to be issued

          5. 6. Procedure on issue of postal ballot paper

          6. 7. Refusal to issue postal ballot papers

          7. 8. Envelopes

          8. 9. Sealing up of completed corresponding number lists and security of lists

          9. 10. Delivery of postal ballot papers

          10. 11. Spoilt postal ballot paper

          11. 12. Lost postal ballot papers

       3. PART 3

          1. 13. Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes

          2. 14. Postal ballot boxes and receptacles

          3. 15. Receipt of covering envelope

          4. 16. Opening of postal voters’ ballot box

          5. 17. Opening of covering envelopes

          6. 18. Confirming receipt of postal voting statements

          7. 19. Procedure in relation to postal voting statements

          8. 20. Procedure in relation to postal voting statements: personal identifier verification

          9. 21. Postal voting statements: additional personal identifier verification

          10. 22. Opening of ballot paper envelopes

          11. 23. Retrieval of cancelled postal ballot papers

          12. 24. Lists of rejected postal ballot papers

          13. 25. Checking of lists kept under paragraph 24

          14. 26. Sealing of receptacles

          15. 27. Forwarding of documents

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REFERENDUM RULES

       1. PART 1

          1. 1. Timetable

          2. 2. Computation of time

       2. PART 2

          1. 3. Notice of the referendum

          2. 4. Hours of polling

          3. 5. Poll to be taken by ballot

          4. 6. The ballot paper

          5. 7. The corresponding number list

          6. 8. The official mark

          7. 9. Prohibition of disclosure of vote

          8. 10. Use of schools and public rooms for polling

       3. PART 3

          1. 11. Notice of poll

          2. 12. Postal ballot papers

          3. 13. Provision of polling stations

          4. 14. Appointment of presiding officers and clerks

          5. 15. Issue of official poll cards

          6. 16. Equipment of polling stations

          7. 17. Appointment of polling and counting agents

          8. 18. Notification of requirement of secrecy

          9. 19. Return of postal ballot papers

       4. PART 4

          1. 20. Admission to polling station

          2. 21. Keeping of order in polling station

          3. 22. Sealing of ballot boxes

          4. 23. Questions to be put to voters

          5. 24. Challenge of voter

          6. 25. Voting procedure

          7. 26. Votes marked by presiding officer

          8. 27. Voting by persons with disabilities

          9. 28. Tendered ballot papers

          10. 29. Spoilt ballot papers

          11. 30. Correction of errors on the day of the poll

          12. 31. Adjournment of poll in case of riot

          13. 32. Procedure on close of poll

       5. PART 5

          1. 33. Time of, and attendance at, the count

          2. 34. The count

          3. 35. Rejected ballot papers

          4. 36. Decisions on ballot papers

          5. 37. Counting officer’s re-count

          6. 38. Chief Counting Officer’s re-count

       6. PART 6

          1. 39. Counting officer’s certification and declaration

          2. 40. Chief Counting Officer’s certification and declaration of result of referendum

       7. PART 7

          1. 41. Sealing up of ballot papers

          2. 42. Delivery of documents to relevant registration officer

          3. 43. Orders for production of documents

          4. 44. Retention and public inspection of documents

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       OFFENCES

       1. 1. Offences relating to applications for postal and proxy votes

       2. 2. Personation

       3. 3. Other voting offences

       4. 4. Breach of official duty

       5. 5. Tampering with ballot papers etc.

       6. 6. Requirement of secrecy

       7. 7. Prohibition on publication of exit polls

       8. 8. Broadcasting from outside the United Kingdom

       9. 9. Imitation poll cards

       10. 10. Disturbances at meetings

       11. 11. Officials not to act for permitted participants

       12. 12. Illegal canvassing by police officers

       13. 13. Payments for exhibition of referendum notices

       14. 14. Prohibition of paid canvassers

       15. 15. Providing money for illegal purposes

       16. 16. Bribery

       17. 17. Treating

       18. 18. Undue influence

       19. 19. Interference with notices etc.

       20. 20. Offences in contravention of Schedule 1 paragraphs 20 and 21 (Supply of free copy of register etc.)

       21. 21. Application for relief

       22. 22. Prosecutions for corrupt practices

       23. 23. Prosecutions for illegal practice

       24. 24. Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc.

       25. 25. Incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice

       26. 26. Prosecutions for illegal payments etc.

       27. 27. Time limit for prosecutions

       28. 28. Referendum offence punishable summarily

       29. 29. Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom

       30. 30. Offences by associations

       31. 31. Evidence by certificate of electoral registration

       32. 32. Director of Public Prosecutions

       33. 33. Rights of creditors

       34. 34. Saving

       35. 35. Service of notices

       36. 36. Interpretation of this Schedule

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       APPLICATION AND MODIFICATIONS OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO ELECTIONS

       1. 1. General

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       APPENDIX OF FORMS

32. Explanatory Note