SCHEDULE 3APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS

PART 1THE 2001 REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE 2001 REGULATIONS (SCOTLAND)

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1

Regulation 78A of the relevant regulations (cancellation of postal ballot papers)142 applies for the purposes of the referendum but with the following modifications.

2

Paragraph (1) has effect for those purposes as if—

a

for the words from “final” to “application under” there were substituted “nineteenth day before the day of the poll for the referendum, an application under”,

b

in sub-paragraph (b), for the reference to “or 4(3)(b) of that Schedule” there were substituted “of Schedule 4 or regulation 62(5)(b) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”,

c

in sub-paragraph (c), for the reference to “that Schedule” there were substituted “Schedule 4”,

d

in sub-paragraph (d), for the reference to “paragraph 4(3)(a) of that Schedule” there were substituted “regulation 62(5)(a) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”,

e

in sub-paragraph (e), for the reference to “or (8) of that Schedule” there were substituted “of Schedule 4 or regulation 64(4) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”,

f

in sub-paragraph (f), for the reference to “paragraph 7(7) of that Schedule” there were substituted “regulation 66(5) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”,

g

in sub-paragraph (g), for the reference to “that Schedule” there were substituted “Schedule 4”,

h

for the reference to “paragraph 6(10) of that Schedule” there were substituted “paragraph 6(10) of Schedule 4 or regulation 64(4) of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”, and

i

for the reference to “that election” there were substituted “the referendum”.

3

For the purposes of the referendum, paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) have effect as if for “returning officer” (in each place) there were substituted “counting officer”.

4

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

5

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

a

a Saturday or Sunday,

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,

c

any day that is a bank or public holiday in Gibraltar under the Gibraltar Acts titled the Banking and Financial Dealings Act and the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, and

d

any day appointed in any part of the United Kingdom or Gibraltar as a day of public thanksgiving or mourning.