Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994

The purpose of this section is to ensure that, as far as practicable, the arrangements that apply in relation to a referendum are the same as the arrangements for an election.

For the purpose of this section, the Electoral Act, division 9.4 applies, so far as the same is applicable, with the necessary changes.

In particular, the Electoral Act, division 9.4 applies—

subject to a referendum law providing for the appointment of scrutineers for the purposes of a referendum; and

in the case of a separate referendum, subject to—

each MLA being entitled to appoint a scrutineer to represent the member during the voting for the referendum, or during the scrutiny for the referendum, or both; and

the Electoral Act, sections 122 and 123 being construed, with the necessary changes, for the purpose of giving effect to subparagraph (i); and

in the case of a concurrent referendum, subject to—

a person appointed as a scrutineer by a candidate for an election being taken to be appointed also for the purposes of the referendum; and

places appointed to be polling places or scrutiny centres for the election being taken to be appointed also for the purposes of the referendum; and

administrative arrangements made for the election, so far as the same are applicable, being taken to be made also for the purposes of the referendum; and

the same certified list of electors being used for the purposes of both the election and the referendum.