# Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2013/14/schedule/2/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-independence-referendum-act-2013/schedule-2/paragraph-19
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