Rule 12 Notice of Poll

England and Wales

(1)

The counting officer must publish notice of the poll stating—

(a)

the day and hours fixed for the poll; and

(b)

the question to be asked in the referendum F1, using the words in the relevant paragraph in Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012.

(2)

The notice of the poll must be published no later than the sixth day before the date of the referendum.

(3)

The relevant returning or counting officer must, not later than the time of the publication of the notice of the poll, also give public notice of—

(a)

the situation of each polling station; and

(b)

the description of persons entitled to vote there.

(4)

The notice published under paragraph (3) must—

(a)

state that the poll at the referendum is to be taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum;

(b)

specify the parliamentary constituency M1, F2... Assembly constituency, voting area or, as the case may be, the relevant local authority and, in the case of an election to fill a casual vacancy, the electoral area for which the relevant election is held; and

(c)

where any of the polls are to be taken together in part of the electoral area only, specify that part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 5 rule 12(1)(b) inserted (6.4.2014) by The Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/924), regs. 1(3), 12 (with reg. 1(4))
F2: Words in Sch. 5 rule 12(4)(b) revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

Marginal citations

M1: For the meaning of “parliamentary constituency”, see section 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c.56).