SCHEDULE 3APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS
PART 1THE 2001 REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE 2001 REGULATIONS (SCOTLAND)
Forwarding of documents: ScotlandI150
1
Regulation 91A of the Scotland Regulations (forwarding of documents)155 applies for the purposes of the referendum but with the following modifications.
2
For those purposes the following paragraph is to be treated as substituted for paragraph (1)—
1
Before the counting officer seals up the counted and rejected ballot papers as provided by regulation 55 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016, the counting officer must send a copy of any list compiled under regulation 87(4) to the registration officer for the local government area for which the counting officer is appointed.
3
Paragraph (2) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if the words from “and requiring” to the end were omitted.
4
Paragraph (3) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—
a
for “Rule 56 of the elections rules, as modified by rule 58 of those rules,” there were substituted “Regulation 57 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”,
b
the words “, or extracts of the list,” were omitted,
c
for “returning officer” (in both places) there were substituted “counting officer”,
d
in sub-paragraph (a)—
i
for “rule 56” there were substituted “regulation 57”, and
ii
the words “, or extracts of the list,” were omitted, and
e
in sub-paragraph (b)—
i
the words “(as modified by rule 58 of the elections rules)” were omitted, and
ii
the words “, or extracts of a list,” were omitted.
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Paragraph (4) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if the words “, or extracts of the list,” were omitted.
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Paragraph (5) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—
a
the words “, or extracts of the list,” (in both places) were omitted, and
b
the words “, and issued any notices under regulation 60B,” were omitted.