Amendment to provision for supply of full register etc. to certain councils and restrictions on use

17.—(1) Regulation 106 of the 2001 Regulations shall be amended as follows.

(2) After “crime prevention” in paragraph (3), insert “, or for the purposes of a local referendum being conducted by the returning officer or”.

(3) After paragraph (3) insert–

“(3A) In paragraph (3) “the returning officer” means the returning officer appointed for the council’s area under section 41 of the 1983 Act.”.