Offences relating to applications for absent voting
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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”.
(1)
Section 62A was inserted by section 40 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).