7(1)This paragraph applies where the Chief Electoral Officer decides that the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers in respect of the referendum and the relevant elections are to be taken together.
(2)If the Chief Electoral Officer thinks fit, the lists to be prepared under the following provisions may be combined in the form set out in Form 1 in Part 3 of this Schedule—
(a)rule 6 of the referendum rules;
(b)rule 19A of the Assembly Elections Rules;
(c)rule 16A of the Local Elections Rules.
(3)In that case, this paragraph applies instead of—
(a)rule 6(2) of the referendum rules;
(b)rule 19A(2) of the Assembly Elections Rules;
(c)rule 16A(2) of the Local Elections Rules.