The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 No. 219

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)

Opening of covering envelopes U.K.

40.  Regulation 84 of the relevant regulations (opening of covering envelopes)(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. 40 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1

(1)

Regulation 84 of the England and Wales Regulations was amended by regulations 37, 51 and 65(a) of S.I. 2006/2910 and regulation 31 of S.I. 2013/3198. Regulation 84 of the Scotland Regulation was amended by regulations 39 and 54(1) of S.I. 2007/925; regulation 8 of S.I. 2008/305; and regulation 32 of 2013/3206 regulation 54(1) of S.I. 2007/925.