SCHEDULE 3Conduct rules
Publication of notice of the referendum
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1
The counting officer must publish notice of the referendum not later than the twenty-fifth day before the date of the referendum.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1), the following days are to be disregarded—
a
a Saturday or Sunday,
b
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day,
c
a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971,
d
a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.
3
The notice must—
a
be in the form prescribed, and
b
set out—
i
the date of the referendum,
ii
the hours of polling,
iii
a description of who is entitled to vote at each polling station, and
iv
the situation of each polling station in the local government area.
4
The notice must also state the day by which—
a
applications to register to vote,
b
applications to vote by post or by proxy,
c
other applications and notices about postal or proxy voting,
must reach the registration officer in order that they may be effective for the referendum.
5
As soon as practicable after publishing the notice under paragraph (1), the counting officer must give a copy of it to each of the referendum agents appointed for the area.