European Union Referendum Act 2015

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Amendments 62

Jurisdiction	UK Non-devolved
Citation	2015 c. 36
Year	2015

(1) A referendum is to be held on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union.(2) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, appoint the day on which the referendum is to be held.must be no later than 31 December 2017,must not be 5 May 2016, andmust not be 4 May 2017.(4) The question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—

Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?

(5) The alternative answers to that question that are to appear on the ballot papers are—

Remain a member of the European Union

Leave the European Union

.the following Welsh version of the question—

A ddylai'r Deyrnas Unedig aros yn aelod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd neu adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd?

, andthe following Welsh versions of the alternative answers—

Aros yn aelod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd

Gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd

.the persons who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any constituency,would be entitled to vote as electors at a local government election in any electoral area in Great Britain,would be entitled to vote as electors at a local election in any district electoral area in Northern Ireland, orwould be entitled to vote as electors at a European Parliamentary election in any electoral region by virtue of section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (peers resident outside the United Kingdom) , andwould be entitled to vote in Gibraltar as electors at a European Parliamentary election in the combined electoral region in which Gibraltar is comprised, andfall within subsection (2) .a Commonwealth citizen, ora citizen of the Republic of Ireland.(3) In subsection (1) (b) (i) “local government election” includes a municipal election in the City of London (that is, an election to the office of mayor, alderman, common councilman or sheriff and also the election of any officer elected by the mayor, aldermen and liverymen in common hall) .(a) Schedules 1 and 2 (which make, in relation to the referendum, further provision about campaigning and financial controls, including provision modifying Part 7 of the 2000 Act) , and(b) Schedule 3 (which makes further provision about the referendum, including provision modifying Part 7 of the 2000 Act) .

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European Union Referendum Act 2015
The referendum

1: The referendum

2: Entitlement to vote in the referendum

3: Further provision about the referendum: Part 7 of the 2000 Act (general provision about referendums) applies to the referendum but see also—

4: Conduct regulations, etc

5: Gibraltar

6: Duty to publish information on outcome of negotiations between member States

7: Duty to publish information about membership of the European Union etc

8: Power to modify section 125 of the 2000 Act

Supplemental

9: Regulations

10: Financial provisions

11: Definitions

Final provisions

12: Extent

13: Commencement

14: Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Section 3
CAMPAIGNING AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS

The referendum period
Permitted participants
Notifications and declarations for purpose of becoming permitted participant
Registration under section 107 of the 2000 Act
Responsible person
Person may not be responsible for compliance for two or more permitted participants
Unincorporated associations with offensive etc names
Designation of organisations: designation of one organisation only
Applying to become a designated organisation: period for making application
Grants to designated organisations may be paid in instalments
Assistance available to designated organisations
Referendum agents
Referendum expenses: definition
Creditors' rights
Expenses incurred by persons acting in concert
Restriction on making claims in respect of referendum expenses
Limits on referendum expenses by permitted participants
Permissible donors: donations to registered parties other than minor parties
Financial limit on certain donations etc to registered parties other than minor parties
Permissible donors: donations to minor parties and to persons who are not parties
Acceptance or return of donations
Evasion of restrictions on donations
Reporting of donations from permissible donors
Returns in respect of referendum expenses and donations
Declaration of responsible person as to donations
Declaration where no referendum expenses incurred in referendum period
Application to Gibraltar public bodies of restriction on publication of promotional material
Reporting of donations during referendum period
Declaration of responsible person as to donation reports under paragraph 39
Public inspection of donation reports under paragraph 39
Referendum campaign broadcasts
Enforcement
Interpretation

SCHEDULE 2 Section 3
CONTROL OF LOANS ETC TO PERMITTED PARTICIPANTS

Control of loans etc to permitted participants
Further modifications of 2000 Act relating to loans etc
Transactions entered into before commencement: operation of paragraphs 1 and 2
Reporting of regulated transactions during referendum period
Declaration of responsible person as to reports under paragraph 5
Public inspection of reports under paragraph 5
Enforcement
Persons with whom certain registered parties may enter into loan agreements etc

SCHEDULE 3 Section 3
FURTHER PROVISION ABOUT THE REFERENDUM

Interpretation
Appointment of Chief Counting Officer
Counting officers
Regional Counting Officers
Assistance to counting officers etc
General duties of counting officers etc
Appointment of deputies and clerks
Counting officers etc: correction of procedural errors
Public notices
Role of Electoral Commission
Encouraging participation
Supply and use of register of electors
Payments to counting officers and Regional Counting Officers
Taxation of counting officer's or Regional Counting Officer's account
Electoral Commission accounts
Restriction on challenge to referendum result

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