Paragraph 19
(1)
In this Act, the cut-off date means 5pm on the eleventh day before the date of the referendum.
(2)
For the purpose of ascertaining the cut-off date, the following days are to be disregarded—
(a)
a Saturday or Sunday,
(b)
Christmas Eve or Christmas Day,
(c)
a day which is a bank holiday in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971,
(d)
a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.