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

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983

PART 1 U.K. INTERPRETATION AND EXTENT

Meaning of “vote” in applied provisions U.K.

2.—(1) In any provision of the 1983 Act as applied by this Schedule “vote” as a verb means vote in the referendum and includes (where the context allows)—

(a) voting as proxy, and

(b) voting by proxy,

but does not include voting in Gibraltar; and “vote” as a noun and “voter” are to be construed accordingly.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) a person votes “in Gibraltar” if—

(a) that person votes (on his or her own behalf or as proxy) in person in Gibraltar or by post under the law of Gibraltar relating to postal voting, or

(b) that person votes by proxy and the proxy votes in person in Gibraltar or by post under the law of Gibraltar relating to postal voting.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 2 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1