The National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010

Notice of poll

11.—(1) The counting officer must give public notice of the poll not later than the sixteenth day before the date of the poll at the referendum.

(2) The notice must be in English and Welsh and must state —

(a) the date of the poll at the referendum;

(b) the hours of polling;

(c) the question to appear on the ballot paper and the statement to precede that question on the ballot paper;

(d) the situation of each polling station in the counting officer’s area;

(e) a description of voters entitled to vote at each polling station; and

(f) the date by which the following applications must reach the registration officer in order that they may be effective for the referendum —

(i) applications to vote by post or by proxy; and

(ii) other applications and notices about postal or proxy voting.

(3) As soon as practicable after giving the notice under paragraph (2), the counting officer must give a copy of it to each of the referendum agents appointed for the officer’s area.