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The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

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2.  The following provisions of the relevant regulations apply for the purposes of the referendum—

(a)regulation 3(1) and (3) (interpretation)(1);

(b)regulation 5 (applications, notices etc)(2);

(c)regulation 6 (electronic signatures)(3);

(d)regulation 11 (interference with notices etc);

(e)regulation 32A (representations regarding clerical errors)(4);

(f)regulation 36A (communication of notices issued on polling day)(5);

(g)regulation 55A (additional requirements for applications for an emergency proxy vote)(6);

(h)regulation 62 (marked register for polling stations)(7);

(i)regulation 120 (calculating the fee for supply of marked registers or lists)(8).

(1)

Relevant amendments to regulation 3 of the England and Wales Regulations were made by regulations 2 and 3 of S.I. 2001/1700; regulation 5 of S.I. 2002/1871; regulation 2 of S.I. 2006/2910; and regulation 3 of S.I. 2013/3198. Relevant amendments to regulation 3 of the Scotland Regulations were made by regulations 2 and 3 of S.I. 2001/1749; regulation 5 of S.I. 2002/1872; regulation 2 of 2007/925; and regulation 3 of S.I. 2013/3206.

(2)

Regulation 5 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulation 5 of S.I. 2013/3198. Regulation 5 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulation 5 of S.I. 2013/3206.

(3)

Regulation 5 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulation 6 of S.I. 2013/3198. Regulation 6 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulation 6 of S.I. 2013/3206.

(4)

Regulation 32A of the England and Wales Regulations was inserted by regulation 24(4) of S.I. 2006/2910. Regulation 32A of the Scotland Regulations was inserted by regulation 24(4) of S.I. 2007/925.

(5)

Regulation 36A of the England and Wales Regulations was inserted by regulation 26 of S.I. 2006/2910. Regulation 36A of the Scotland Regulations was inserted by regulation 26 of S.I. 2007/925.

(6)

Regulation 55A of the England and Wales Regulations was inserted by regulation 24 of S.I. 2013/3198. Regulation 55A of the Scotland Regulations was inserted by regulation 24 of S.I. 2013/3206.

(7)

Regulation 62 of the England and Wales Regulations was inserted by regulation 16 of S.I. 2006/2910. Regulation 62 of the Scotland Regulations was inserted by regulation 16 of S.I. 2007/925.

(8)

Regulation 120 of each of the England and Wales and Scotland Regulations was substituted by regulations 3, 5, 6 and 8 of S.I. 2008/1901.

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