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

SCHEDULE 3 APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS

PART 2 THE 2008 REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND)

Opening of postal voters’ ballot box

97.  Regulation 85 of the 2008 Regulations (opening of postal voters’ ballot box) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—

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

(b) in paragraph (3), for “rule 45 of the elections rules” there were substituted “regulation 46 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”.