The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopesU.K.

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36.—(1) Regulation 80 of the relevant regulations (notice of opening of postal ballot paper envelopes) applies for the purposes of the referendum but with the following modifications.

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

(a)for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”, and

(b)for “candidate” there were substituted “referendum agent”.

(3) Paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if for “candidate” there were substituted “referendum agent”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 36 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1