# The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 37: Postal ballot boxes and receptacles


Regulation 81 of the relevant regulations (postal ballot boxes and receptacles) applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—
(a) for “returning officer” (in each place) there were substituted “counting officer”,
(b) in paragraph (2) for the words from “constituency” to the end there were substituted “voting area”, and
(c) in paragraph (4) after “box” there were inserted “(if it has a lock)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111142967/schedule/3/paragraph/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-union-referendum-conduct-regulations-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-37
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