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Regulation 80
1. Section 6A of the 2000 Act(1) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if for subsection (4) there were substituted—
“(4) In this section, “the relevant counting officer” means, in relation to proceedings at the referendum under section 1 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015, the counting officer for the voting area to which the proceedings relate (determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to that Act).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
2. Section 6B of the 2000 Act(2) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—
(a)for subsection (1)(c) there were substituted—
“(c)a counting officer for the referendum under section 1 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015”, and
(b)subsection (2)(a) were omitted.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
3. Section 6C of the 2000 Act(3) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if the following subsection were inserted after subsection (1)—
“(1A) In subsection (1)(c) the reference to “proceedings at the counting of votes” includes proceedings of—
(a)a Regional Counting Officer in connection with the officer’s duty to certify the matters specified in paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 3 to the European Union Referendum Act 2015, and
(b)the Chief Counting Officer in connection with the officer’s duty to certify the matters specified in section 128(6).”
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 2 para. 3 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
4. Section 6D of the 2000 Act(4) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if the following subsection were inserted after subsection (1)—
“(1A) In subsection (1)(c) the reference to “proceedings at the counting of votes” includes proceedings of—
(a)a Regional Counting Officer in connection with the officer’s duty to certify the matters specified in paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 3 to the European Union Referendum Act 2015, and
(b)the Chief Counting Officer in connection with the officer’s duty to certify the matters specified in section 128(6).”
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 2 para. 4 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
5. Section 9C of the 2000 Act(5) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if for subsection (2)(c) there were substituted—
“(c)in the case of a counting officer for the referendum under section 1 of the European Union Referendum Act 2015, expenditure in connection with that referendum.”
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 2 para. 5 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
6. Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 12 to the 2000 Act has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if after “public funds” there were inserted “, Gibraltar public funds”.
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
7. Section 65(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(6) (which makes provision for England and Wales corresponding to section 98 of and rule 22(3) in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—
(a)the reference in paragraph (a) to public meetings in furtherance of a person’s candidature at a parliamentary or local government election included public meetings to promote or procure a particular result in the referendum, and
(b)the reference in paragraph (b) to use by a returning officer for the purpose of taking the poll in a parliamentary or local government election included use by a counting officer for the purpose of taking the poll in the referendum.
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 2 para. 7 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
8. Section 71 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006(7) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if the reference to an offence under section 60 of the 1983 Act were a reference to an offence under that section as applied by Schedule 1.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 2 para. 8 in force at 26.2.2016, see reg. 1
Section 6A was inserted by section 29 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22). There are amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 6B was inserted by section 29 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22). There are amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 6C was inserted by section 29 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22). There are amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 6D was inserted by section 29 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22). There are amendments that are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 9C was inserted by section 67 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).