# The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 31: Treating


Section 114 of the 1983 Act applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—
(a) in subsection (2) for “an election” there were substituted “the referendum”, and
(b) in subsection (3) for “Every elector or his proxy” there were substituted “Every person entitled to vote on his own behalf, and every proxy of such a person,”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111142967/schedule/1/paragraph/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-union-referendum-conduct-regulations-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-31
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