s.12Application of Elections Law (2017 Revision)
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Section 12Part 0 —

Application of Elections Law (2017 Revision)

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For the purposes of the referendum, votes shall be cast, and the proceedings shall be conducted, so far as may be, as if the referendum was an election of members to the Legislative Assembly and the Elections Law (2017 Revision) and any rules in force under that Law shall, for those purposes, be construed accordingly, but any reference to a candidate, nomination, agent, election agent, polling agent or counting agent shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be disregarded.
Without prejudice to subsection (1), the provisions of the Elections Law (2017 Revision) and the Elections Rules (2017 Revision) specified in column 1 of the Schedule shall apply in connection with the referendum, subject to the modifications or exceptions specified in relation to those provisions in column 2 of that Schedule.
Unless the contrary intention appears in this Law and in the provisions of the Elections Law (2017 Revision) applied by this Law —
a reference to an election or poll shall be construed as a reference to the referendum;
a reference to an electoral district shall be construed as a reference to the area for which the relevant returning officer acts;
a reference to polling day shall be construed as a reference to the day appointed for holding the referendum; and
a reference to a ballot paper shall be construed as a reference to the ballot paper to be used for the purpose of the referendum.
The Cabinet may by Order amend the Schedule.

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