SCHEDULE 3 U.K.APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS

PART 1 U.K.THE 2001 REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE 2001 REGULATIONS (SCOTLAND)

Spoilt postal ballot papers U.K.

31.  Regulation 77 of the relevant regulations (spoilt postal ballot papers)(1) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if for “returning officer” (in each place) there were substituted “counting officer”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 31 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 77 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulation 9 of S.I. 2006/752 and regulations 22 65(a) of S.I. 2006/2910. Regulation 77 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulation 8 of S.I. 2006/834 and regulations 22 and 54(a) of S.I. 2007/925.