The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

General interpretation

46.  In its application for the purposes of any provision of the 1983 Act as applied by this Schedule, section 202 of the 1983 Act(1) has effect as if in subsection (1)—

(a) for the definition of “list of proxies” there were substituted—

““list of proxies” is to be read in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016;”, and

(b) for the definition of “voter” and “vote” there were substituted—

““vote” and “voter” are to be read in accordance with paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (subject to any provision to the contrary in that Schedule).”

(1)

Section 202 was amended by section 4(5) of, and Schedule 2 and paragraphs 70 of Schedule 4 to, the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50); Part 14 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c.50); the Schedule to the Law Officers Act 1997 (c.60); paragraphs 1 and 22 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 3 and 9 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c.2); paragraphs 1 and 19(6) of Schedule 18 and paragraph 6(1) and (8) of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41); section 28(2) of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14); section 73(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 2, 13, 69, 76, 104 and 128 of Schedule 1 to, the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22); paragraphs 116 and 120 of Schedule 12 to the Postal Services Act 2011 (c.5), regulation 4(2) of S.I. 1994/1948; and paragraphs 57(1) and (4) of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2001/1149. There are other amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.