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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendumsengland-regulations-2012/schedule-7",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2012/9780111517604",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums)(England) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-authorities-conduct-of-referendumsengland-regulations-2012",
  "path": "schedule/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Modifications of the Election Petition Rules 1960",
  "text": "(1) Provision modified\n(2) Modification\nRule 2(2)\nAfter the definition of “the Act” insert—\n““the 2012 Regulations” means the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012;”.\nAfter the definition of “local election petition” insert—\n““referendum petition” means a petition under the 2012 Regulations;”.\nIn the definition of “petition” insert at the end “or a referendum petition”.\nFor the definition of “constituency” substitute—\n““constituency” in relation to—\n(a) a local election petition, means the local government area to which the petition relates;\n(b) a referendum petition, means the local government area in which the referendum is held;”.\nAfter the definition of “returning officer” insert “and, in relation to a referendum petition, any reference to a provision of the Act must be construed as a reference to that provision as applied by the 2012 Regulations.”\nRule 2(3)\nAfter “local government Act” insert “and referendums under the 2012 Regulations”.\nRule 4(1)\nOmit sub-paragraph (a).\nFor sub-paragraph (b) substitute—\n“(b) the date and result of the referendum to which the petition relates;”.\nIn sub-paragraph (c) for the words from “petition” to “the Act” substitute “referendum petition”.\nRule 10\nOmit.\nRule 12(3)\nFor “the election” substitute “the referendum”.\nRule 14(2)\nFor “the election may” substitute “the referendum may”.\nRule 16(3)\nFor “the election may” substitute “the referendum may”.\nRule 18\nAfter “local election petition” insert “or a referendum petition”.\nThe Schedule\nFor “a Parliamentary (or Local Government) Election for (state place) ........” substitute “a referendum in (state area)”.\nIn paragraph 1—\n(a) for “election”, in the first place where that word occurs, substitute “referendum”,\n(b) omit “(or was a candidate at the above election) (or in the case of a parliamentary election claims to have had a right to be elected or returned at the above election)”.\nFor paragraph 2 substitute—\n“(2) That referendum was held on the [insert day] day of [insert month] [insert year]”.\nIn paragraph 4 omit “in the case of a petition mentioned in section 122(2) or (3) or”.\nFor paragraph (1) of the Prayer substitute—\n“(1) That it may be determined [that the result of the referendum was not in accordance with the votes cast]* [that the referendum is avoided]* [that the referendum is tainted as mentioned in regulation 17(5) of the 2012 Regulations]*.\n* Include or omit as the circumstances require.”",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1278."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1278."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1248."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1278."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1999/1352."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1999/1352."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1999/1352."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1278."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Amended by S.I. 1985/1352."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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