8.—(1) In Schedule 3 (neighbourhood planning referendums rules) —
(a)in rule 46(1) after “by a county court” insert “or the High Court”, and after “an offence in relation to ballot papers” insert “or for the purpose of proceedings brought as mentioned in section 61N(3) of the 1990 Act(1)”; and
(b)omit rule 46(2).
(2) In Schedule 5 (neighbourhood planning referendums (combination of polls) rules) —
(a)in rule 46(1) after “by a county court” insert “or the High Court”, and after “an offence in relation to ballot papers” insert “or for the purpose of proceedings brought as mentioned in section 61N(3) of the 1990 Act”; and
(b)omit rule 46(2).
Section 61N was inserted into the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by Section 116 of and paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).