Part 1

Referendums

Legal challenge

Legal challenge
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1
No court shall entertain any proceedings for questioning—
a
the number of ballot papers or votes cast in a referendum held in pursuance of an order under section 1 as certified by the Chief Counting Officer for the referendum or by a counting officer;
b
the number of ballot papers or votes cast in a referendum held in pursuance of an order under subsection (2) of section 2 as certified by a person appointed for the purpose in pursuance of an order under subsection (9) of that section,
unless the proceedings are brought in accordance with this section.
2
The proceedings must be brought by a claim for judicial review.
3
The court must not give permission for the claim unless the claim form is filed before the end of the period of six weeks starting with the certificate date.
4
The certificate date is—
a
the date on which a certificate as to the matters mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is given by the Chief Counting Officer, counting officer or other person mentioned in subsection (1)(b);
b
if there is more than one such certificate in a referendum the date on which the last such certificate is given.
Act repealed (1.4.2010) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), s. 146, 148, Sch. 7 Pt. 4; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 4