SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1CAMPAIGNING AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS

Referendum agents

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1

If a permitted participant appoints a referendum agent for a voting area, 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.

2

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

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 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,

c

any day that is a bank or public holiday in Gibraltar under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act and the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, and

d

any day appointed in any part of the United Kingdom or Gibraltar as a day of public thanksgiving or mourning.

3

The notification must be in writing and signed by the responsible person.

4

The duties imposed on a responsible person by this paragraph may be discharged by any person authorised in writing by the responsible person.