The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Closing date for applications

12.—(1) Regulation 56 of the relevant regulations (closing date for applications)(1) has effect for the purposes of the referendum with the following modifications.

(2) For those purposes the following paragraph is to be treated as substituted for paragraph (1)—

“(1) An application under paragraph 3(1), (6) or (7) or 7(4) of Schedule 4 to the 2000 Act or an application under regulation 66(4) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 shall be disregarded for the purposes of the referendum, and an application under regulation 62(5) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 shall be refused, if it is received by the registration officer after 5 pm on the eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum.”

(3) Paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—

(a) for “a particular parliamentary or local government election” there were substituted “the referendum”, and

(b) for “at that election” there were substituted “for the referendum”.

(4) For the purposes of the referendum the following paragraphs are to be treated as substituted for paragraphs (3) and (3A)—

“(3) Subject to paragraph (3A), an application under regulation 62(2) or 64(4) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 shall be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 pm on the sixth day before the date of the poll for the referendum.

(3A) Where an application made under regulation 62(2) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 is made—

(a) on the grounds of the applicant’s disability and the applicant became disabled after 5 pm on the sixth day before the date of the poll for the referendum; or

(b) on grounds relating to the applicant’s occupation, service or employment and the applicant became aware of those grounds after 5 pm on the sixth day before the date of the poll for the referendum; or

(c) by a person to whom regulation 60(7) of those Regulations applies,

the application, or an application under regulation 64(4) of those Regulations made by virtue of that application, is to be refused if it is received after 5pm on the day of the poll for the referendum.”

(5) For the purposes of the referendum the following paragraph is to be treated as substituted for paragraph (4)—

“(4) An application under regulation 62(1) or 66(5) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 is to be refused if it is received by the registration officer after 5 pm on the eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum.”

(6) Paragraph (5) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—

(a) after “paragraph 6(10) of that Schedule by an elector” there were treated as inserted “, or a notice under regulation 64(6) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 by a person,”,

(b) for “a particular parliamentary or local government election” there were substituted “the referendum”, and

(c) for “at that election” there were substituted “for the referendum”.

(7) Paragraph (5A) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if for “a particular parliamentary or local government election” there were substituted “the referendum”.

(8) For the purposes of the referendum the following paragraph is to be treated as substituted for paragraphs (6) and (7)—

“(6) In computing a period of days for the purposes of this regulation the following days are to be disregarded—

(a) a Saturday or Sunday, and

(b) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday and any other day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom.”

(1)

Regulation 56 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulations 2 and 6 of S.I. 2001/1700; regulation 6 of S.I. 2006/752; regulations 44 and 60(2) of S.I. 2006/2910; and regulation 25 of S.I. 2013/3198. Regulation 56 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulations 2 and 5 of S.I. 2001/1749; regulation 6 of S.I. 2006/834; regulations 32 and 48(2) of S.I. 2007/925; and regulation 25 of S.I. 2013/3206.