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Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1984

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C2023C00069 (C38)

27 March 2023

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Part I—Preliminary
Part II—Writ for a referendum
Part III—Voting at a referendum
Part IV—Postal voting
Part IVA—Pre poll voting
Part IVB—Electronically assisted voting
Part VI—Scrutiny of a referendum
Part VII—Return of the writ
Part VIII—Disputed returns
Part VIIIA—Disclosure of referendum expenditure and gifts
Part IX—Authorisation of referendum matter
Part X—Offences
Part XI—Miscellaneous
Schedule 1—Forms
Schedule 2—Repealed Acts
Schedule 3—Grounds of application for postal or pre poll vote
Schedule 4—Rules for the conduct of a preliminary scrutiny of declaration votes
- Endnotes

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