Legal background
4. Part 7 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 ("the 2000 Act") provides a framework that regulates national and regional referendums that take place pursuant to an Act of Parliament. However, in relation to a particular referendum, specific legislation is needed to set the date, the question and entitlement to vote at the referendum. The provisions of Part 7 of the 2000 Act apply to this referendum, subject to the additions and modifications made in Schedules 1 to 3 to the Act. Many of the provisions in Schedules 1 to 3 to the Act copy or draw from provisions in the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.
