The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016

Postal ballot boxes and receptaclesU.K.

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37.  Regulation 81 of the relevant regulations (postal ballot boxes and receptacles)(1) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—

(a)for “returning officer” (in each place) there were substituted “counting officer”,

(b)in paragraph (2) for the words from “constituency” to the end there were substituted “voting area”, and

(c)in paragraph (4) after “box” there were inserted “(if it has a lock)”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 37 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 81 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulation 36 of S.I. 2006/2910 and Schedule 2 to S.I. 2103/3198. Regulation 81 of the Scotland Regulations was amended by regulation 7 of S.I. 2008/305 and Schedule 2 to S.I. 2013/3206.