SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Further provisions about the referendum
Referendum agents
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1
This paragraph applies if a permitted participant appoints a referendum agent for a voting area.
2
The responsible person must give the counting officer for the area notification of the name and home or business address of—
a
the permitted participant, and
b
the referendum agent.
3
The notification must be given before noon on the 16th day before the date of the poll, disregarding for this purpose—
a
Saturdays and Sundays,
b
Good Friday and any other day that is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom, and
c
any day appointed as a day of public thanksgiving or mourning.
4
The notification must be in writing and signed by the responsible person.
5
The duties imposed on a responsible person by this paragraph may be discharged by any person authorised in writing by the responsible person.