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Paragraph 30 Poll card forms for certain referendumI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

The amendments made by regulation 18(4) and (8) do not apply in respect of an ongoing referendum.

(2)

The following apply in respect of a relevant referendum subject to the modification in sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)

form 7 (official poll card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)) and form 9 (official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)) in Schedule 3 to the 2012 Regulations;

(b)

form 8 (official poll card (to be sent to a voter voting in person)) and form 10 (official proxy poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting in person)) in Schedule 5 to the 2012 Regulations.

(3)

The form applies as if, on the front of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at this referendum” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”.

(4)

The following apply in respect of a relevant referendum subject to the modification in sub-paragraph (5)—

(a)

form 8 (official postal poll card (to be sent to a voter voting by post)) and form 10 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) in Schedule 3 to the 2012 Regulations;

(b)

form 9 (official postal poll card (to be sent to a voter voting by post)) and form 11 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post) in Schedule 5 to the 2012 Regulations;.

(5)

The form applies as if, on the back of the form, before the text that begins “vote as a proxy at the same referendum” there were inserted “(in the case of a proxy appointed before 31st October 2023)”.

F1(6)

The following apply subject to the modification in sub-paragraph (7) in respect of a referendum for which the notice of referendum is published in accordance with rule 5 of the referendum rules on or after 31st January 2024 and the date of poll stated in that notice is on or before 1st May 2024—

(a)

form 8 (official postal poll card (to be sent to a voter voting by post)) and form 10 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)) in Schedule 3 to the 2012 Regulations;

(b)

form 9 (official postal poll card (to be sent to a voter voting by post)) and form 11 (official proxy postal poll card (to be sent to an appointed proxy voting by post)) in Schedule 5 to the 2012 Regulations.

(7)

The form applies as if, on the back of the form, for the text that begins “vote as a proxy at the same referendum” and ends with “grandchild” there were substituted—

“(in the case of a proxy appointed on or after 31st October 2023) vote as a proxy on behalf of more than four voters, of which no more than two may be on behalf of other domestic voters (a domestic voter is one who is not an overseas or service voter)”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 2 para. 30(6)(7) inserted (31.1.2024) by The Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/99), regs. 1(1), 2(6)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 30(1) in force at 31.1.2024, see reg. 1(3)(i)

I2

Sch. 2 para. 30(2)-(5) in force at 31.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)