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(1)A referendum is to be held on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.
(2)The Secretary of State must, by regulations, appoint the day on which the referendum is to be held.
(3)The day appointed under subsection (2)—
(a)must be no later than 31 December 2017,
(b)must not be 5 May 2016, and
(c)must not be 4 May 2017.
(4)The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—
“Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”
(5)The alternative answers to that question that are to appear on the ballot papers are—
“Remain a member of the European Union
Leave the European Union”.
(6)In Wales, there must also appear on the ballot papers—
(a)the following Welsh version of the question—
“A ddylai’r Deyrnas Unedig aros yn aelod o’r Undeb Ewropeaidd neu adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd?”, and
(b)the following Welsh versions of the alternative answers—
“Aros yn aelod o’r Undeb Ewropeaidd
Gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd”.
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