The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Offences relating to applications for absent votingU.K.

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15.  Section 62A(1) to (5) of the 1983 Act(1) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—

(a)in subsection (1)(a) the words “at a parliamentary or local government election” were omitted, and

(b)in subsection (2)(c) for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Section 62A was inserted by section 40 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).