SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Referendum about commencement of income tax provisions
Date of referendum
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1
An Order under section 12(1) must specify the date of the poll at the referendum which it causes to be held.
2
The Minister may by order vary the date of the poll specified in such an Order (including a date previously set by virtue of this sub-paragraph) if it appears inappropriate for it to be held on that date.
3
The date of the poll, as specified under sub-paragraph (1) or varied under sub-paragraph (2), must not be within the period—
a
beginning with the 25th working day before, and
b
ending with the 25th working day after,
the date of the poll at an election, or at another referendum, which is held throughout Wales.
4
But sub-paragraph (3) does not apply if the date of the poll at the election or other referendum is not known to the Minister at the time when—
a
the recommendation is made to Her Majesty to make the Order (in the case of an Order under section 12(1)), or
b
the Minister makes the order (in the case of an order under sub-paragraph (2)).
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No order may be made under sub-paragraph (2) without the consent of the Welsh Ministers.
6
A statutory instrument containing an order under sub-paragraph (2) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
7
In this paragraph, “working day” means any day other than—
a
a Saturday or Sunday;
b
a Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Good Friday;
c
a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom;
d
a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.