# The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 7: Signature of application for absent vote


Regulation 51A(a) of the relevant regulations (requirements that applications for an absent vote must be signed) has effect for the purposes of the referendum as if—
(a) after “Schedule 4” there were inserted “or Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016”, and
(b) for “or the returning officer” there were substituted “, the returning officer or the counting officer”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111142967/schedule/3/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-european-union-referendum-conduct-regulations-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-7
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