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Referendums Framework Bill

Provisions relating to referendum - Offences and penalties

33: Application of provisions of 1993 Act in respect of referendum

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"Rules from the 1993 law also apply to referendums, with some words having special meanings."

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If a referendum is held, some rules from the 1993 Act will apply. You will be subject to the same offences and penalties as you would be in a general election. When these rules are applied to a referendum, some words will have different meanings, such as "poll" meaning the referendum vote, "ballot paper" meaning the referendum voting paper, and "candidate" meaning an option on the referendum voting paper.

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Part 2Provisions relating to referendum
Offences and penalties

33Application of provisions of 1993 Act in respect of referendum

  1. The offences and penalties provided for in sections 196, 196A, 197 to 204, 215 to 220, and 221A to 225 of the 1993 Act in relation to the conduct of the poll for a general election apply in respect of a referendum with the following modifications, and a person may be charged under those provisions of the 1993 Act accordingly:

  2. references to the poll taken for an election are to be read as references to the poll taken for the referendum; and
    1. references to a ballot paper are to be read as references to a referendum voting paper; and
      1. references to a candidate or a political party are to be read as references to an option for a question in the referendum voting paper, or to a proponent of an option, as the case may require; and
        1. references to an election campaign are to be read as including references to a campaign in respect of 1 or more options for a question in the referendum voting paper; and
          1. references to the 1993 Act are to be read as references to this Act.