The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Registration appeals: England and Wales and Scotland

11.—(1) In subsection (3) of section 56 of the 1983 Act(1), the references to “an election” and “the election” include the referendum.

(2) For the purposes of the referendum the following subsection is to be treated as substituted for subsection (4A) of section 56 of the 1983 Act—

“(4A) Where, as a result of the decision on an appeal, an alteration in the register made in pursuance of subsection (4) takes effect under section 13(5), 13A(2), 13AB(3), 13B(3) or (3B) or 13BC(3) or (6) on or before the date of the poll for the referendum, subsection (3) does not apply to that appeal as respects the referendum.”

(3) References in this paragraph to section 56 of the 1983 Act include that section as applied by section 57 of that Act (registration appeals: Scotland).

(1)

Section 56 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 and Schedule 5 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50); paragraphs 1 and 14 of Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2); section 11(5) of and paragraph 2 and 8 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22); and section 16(1) and (5) of, and paragraphs 1 and 18 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c.6).