SCHEDULE 3APPLICATION OF EXISTING PROVISIONS OF REGULATIONS

PART 1THE 2001 REGULATIONS (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE 2001 REGULATIONS (SCOTLAND)

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1

Regulation 76 of the relevant regulations (delivery of postal ballot papers) applies for the purposes of the referendum but with the following modifications.

2

For those purposes paragraph (1) has effect as if—

a

for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”, and

b

in sub-paragraph (c), for “rule 26(1) of the elections rules” there were substituted “regulation 19 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016.”

3

For the purposes of the referendum paragraph (2) has effect as if for “returning officer” there were substituted “counting officer”.