European Union Referendum Act 2015
European Union Referendum Act 2015 (2015 c. 36)
- European Union Referendum Act 2015 (2015 c. 36)
- The referendum
- 1 The referendum
- 2 Entitlement to vote in the referendum
- 3 Further provision about the referendum
- 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 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 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 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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