Section 3 Power to change date of referendum if UK election on same date

The date of a referendum must not be the same as the date on which any other election or poll is scheduled to be held throughout Scotland.

If the date of a referendum is the same as the date of a UK F1parliamentary general election, the Presiding Officer may appoint a later date on which the poll at that referendum is to be held.

The date appointed under subsection (2) may not be more than 6 weeks later.

The Presiding Officer may appoint a date under subsection (2) only if the Scottish Parliament is dissolved or in recess.

Before appointing a date under subsection (2), the Presiding Officer must consult the Electoral Commission.

The Presiding Officer must publish a statement of the date appointed under subsection (2).

In this section—

• “date of a referendum” means the date on which the poll at a referendum is to be held in pursuance of provision made by or under an Act of the Scottish Parliament,

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