General restriction on referendum expenses
5.—(1) In regulation 6 (general restriction on referendum expenses) after the definition of “campaign organiser” insert—
““initial registration list” means the information provided by a billing authority to a business registration officer in accordance with paragraph 13 of Schedule 6 and includes any corrections or alterations made to it in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule;”
(2) In the definition of “referendum expenses limit” from the words “where N” to the end of the definition substitute—
“where N is—
if regulation 17 does not apply, the number of entries in the relevant register;
if regulation 17 applies, the sum of the number of entries in the relevant register and the number of rate-payers on the initial registration list;””.