Regulation 62 of the 2008 Regulations (grant or refusal of applications) has effect for the purposes of the referendum with the following modifications.

Paragraph (1) has effect for those purposes as if after “section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the 1985 Act” there were inserted “or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”.

For the purposes of the referendum, paragraph (3) is to be treated as omitted.

For the purposes of the referendum paragraph (4) has effect as if after “the 1985 Act” there were inserted “or Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”

Paragraph (5) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if after “a particular election” there were inserted “or the referendum”.