# The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 5: Alteration of registers pending the referendum: Northern Ireland

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In relation to Northern Ireland, section 13BA of the 1983 Act applies for the purposes of the referendum but as if—
(a) in subsection (1)—
(i) for the words from “the final nomination day” to “this section applies” there were substituted “the eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum”, and
(ii) for “that election” there were substituted “the referendum”,
(b) in subsection (2)—
(i) for “an election to which this section applies” there were substituted “the referendum”, and
(ii) for “the final nomination day” there were substituted “the eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum”,
(c) in subsection (3A) for “the final nomination day” there were substituted “the eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum”,
(d) in subsection (5), for “an election to which this section applies” there were substituted “the referendum”,
(e) in each of subsections (7) and (8)—
(i) for “an election to which this section applies” there were substituted “the referendum”, and
(ii) for “the relevant election area” there were substituted “the area for which the registration officer acts”,
(f) subsection (12) were omitted, and
(g) for subsection (13) there were substituted—
“(13) Subsection (6) of section 13B applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.
(14) In this section, “the appropriate publication date”, in relation to the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland and the referendum, means either the sixth or the fifth day before the date of the poll for the referendum, as the Chief Electoral Officer may determine.”
(2) A reference in any enactment to section 13BA of the 1983 Act includes (where the context allows) a reference to that section as applied by this paragraph.
(3) Sub-paragraph (2) has effect, in relation to any register, until the first publication after the referendum of a revised version of the register under section 13 of the 1983 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/219/schedule/1/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-union-referendum-conduct-regulations-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-5
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