Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Act 1994

The purpose of this section is to ensure that, as far as practicable, enforcement proceedings under the Electoral Act, part 18 in respect of a contravention of that Act in its application to elections apply, in the same way in respect of a contravention of that Act, as applied by this Act, in its application to referendums.

For the purpose of this section, the Electoral Act, part 18 applies, so far as the same is applicable, with the necessary changes.

In particular, a reference in the Electoral Act, sections 321 (2) and 322 (2) to a candidate in relation to an election shall be taken to be a reference to a person who, for the purposes of a referendum, is ascertained in accordance with a referendum law or the regulations except to the extent that such regulations are inconsistent with a referendum law.