Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994

The purpose of this section is to ensure that, as far as practicable, the provisions of the Electoral Act, part 14, as applied by this section, apply in relation to a referendum in the same way as those provisions apply in relation to an election.

For the purpose of this section, the Electoral Act, divisions 14.1, 14.4, 14.5, 14.7 and 14.8 apply, so far as the same are applicable, with the necessary changes.

In particular—

a reference in the Electoral Act, section 201 (1) to the disclosure period in relation to an election shall be taken to be a reference to the disclosure period, in relation to a referendum, commencing 37 days before the expiration of polling day for the referendum and ending on the expiration of 30 days after polling day for the referendum; and

a reference in the Electoral Act, section 198, to the capped expenditure period for an election is to be taken to be a reference to the capped expenditure period, in relation to a referendum, commencing 37 days before the expiration of polling day for the referendum and ending on the expiration of 30 days after polling day for the referendum; and

a reference in the Electoral Act, part 14, as applied by this section, to the amount of a gift shall, where the amount is to be determined in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of the Electoral Act, section 202 be taken to be a reference to the amount so determined; and

a reference in the Electoral Act, section 220, to a third‑party campaigner is to be taken to be a reference to a person; and

the Electoral Act, part 14 applies subject to the modifications set out in schedule 1, part 1.3.