Designation of organisations: designation of one organisation onlyU.K.
9(1)Section 108 of the 2000 Act (designation of organisations to whom assistance is available) has effect for the purposes of the referendum with the following modifications.U.K.
(2)Subsection (2) has effect for those purposes as if for the words from “the Commission” to the end there were substituted “the Commission may—
(a)in relation to each of those outcomes, designate one permitted participant as representing those campaigning for the outcome in question; or
(b)if the condition in subsection (2A) is met as regards one of those outcomes (“outcome A”) but not the other (“outcome B”), designate one permitted participant as representing those campaigning for outcome B.
(2A)The condition in this subsection is met as regards an outcome if either—
(a)no permitted participant makes an application to be designated under section 109 as representing those campaigning for that outcome; or
(b)the Commission are not satisfied that there is any permitted participant who has made an application under that section who adequately represents those campaigning for that outcome.”
(3)For the purposes of the referendum subsections (3) and (4) are to be treated as omitted.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 9 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
10U.K.Accordingly, for the purposes of the referendum, section 109 of the 2000 Act (applying to become a designated organisation) has effect as if—
(a)in subsection (4) paragraph (b) (and the “or” before it) were omitted, and
(b)in subsection (5) paragraph (b) (and the “or” before it) were omitted.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 1 para. 10 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2
11(1)This paragraph applies if the Electoral Commission designate only one permitted participant under section 108(2) of the 2000 Act in respect of the referendum.U.K.
(2)If this paragraph applies, section 110 of the 2000 Act (assistance available to designated organisations) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—
(a)in subsection (1) —
(i)for “any designations” there were substituted “ a designation ”, and
(ii)for “the designated organisations” there were substituted “ the designated organisation ”,
(b)subsections (2) and (3) were omitted, and
(c)for subsection (4) there were substituted the subsection set out in sub-paragraph (3) below.
(3)That subsection is—
“(4)The designated organisation (or, as the case may be, persons authorised by the organisation) shall have the rights conferred by paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 12.”
(4)If this paragraph applies, section 127(1) of the 2000 Act (referendum campaign broadcasts) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if the words from “made” to the end were omitted.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 para. 11 in force at 1.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/69, reg. 2