Regulation 3 Application

Subject to paragraph (2), below, the amendments made to the 1984 Regulations by regulations 4 to 7 of these Regulations shall apply to a ballot if, but only if, the last day for casting votes in that ballot falls on or after 1st February 1989.

The amendments made by regulations 5 to 7, below, shall not apply to a ballot containing a question the purpose of which falls within regulation 5(b)(i) of the 1984 Regulations if the latest time at which a person might have become a candidate in the election in question fell before 1st February 1989.