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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “before 31 December 2017” and insert “on a date |
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| | to be determined by a Royal Commission on the future of the United Kingdom in Europe” |
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| | date of the General Election in May 2020” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “shall” to end of line 6 and insert “establish |
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| | a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and |
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| | recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held. |
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| | | “(3A) | The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary |
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| | | of State within 24 months of its establishment. |
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| | | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out “should be” and insert “should remain” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out “be a member of” and insert “leave” |
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| | | “(aa) | Persons who are legally resident in the United Kingdom.” |
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| | | “(aa) | Persons over the age of 16 who are legally resident in the United |
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| | | “(aa) | All persons who are legally entitled to vote as electors in a European |
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| | | “(aa) | All persons who are legally entitled to vote as electors at a local election.” |
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| | Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end insert— |
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| | | “(aa) | All British citizens resident in any of the member states of the European |
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| | | “(aa) | All British citizens over the age of 16 resident in any country in the |
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| | | “(aa) | All British citizens over the age of 16 resident in any of the member states |
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| | Clause 2, page 1, line 19, after “being” insert “prisoners” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “shall” to end of line 6 and insert “establish |
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| | a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and |
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| | recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held. |
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| | | “(3A) | The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary |
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| | | of State within 18 months of its establishment. |
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| | | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out from “shall” to end of line 6 and insert “establish |
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| | a Royal Commission to consider the arrangements for and timing of the referendum and |
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| | recommend the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held. |
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| | | “(3A) | The Royal Commission established under section 1(3) is to report to the Secretary |
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| | | of State within 12 months of its establishment. |
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| | | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall introduce legislation to enact recommendations of the |
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| | | “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall make available a sum of not more than £10 million |
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| | | to organisations campaigning— |
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| | | (a) | for a Yes vote in the referendum, and |
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| | | (b) | for a No vote in the referendum, for provision of public information and |
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| | | literature, to be divided equally between those campaigning for each |
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| | | answer to the referendum question.” |
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| | Clause 3, page 2, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | | “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall ensure that the proponents and opponents of the |
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| | | question in the referendum shall be allotted no fewer than six nor more than 10 |
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| | | broadcasts of a total time of at least 60 minutes on all television channels |
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| | | broadcasting to the United Kingdom, at such times as are determined by the |
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| | | Electoral Commission so as to ensure that so far as possible they are broadcast |
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| | | simultaneously, and with Welsh language and Gaelic versions as directed by the |
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| | | Secretary of State in relation to particular channels.” |
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| | | “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall ensure that the proponents and opponents of the |
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| | | question in the referendum are able to publish a two full page advertisement |
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| | | spread immediately after the front page in all national editions of newspapers |
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| | | published in any part of the United Kingdom, as specified by the Electoral |
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| | | Commission, on four dates to be specified by the Commission, with Welsh |
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| | | language and Gaelic versions where specified by the Commission.” |
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| | Clause 2, page 1, line 20, leave out “and” and insert— |
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| | | “(c) | British citizens, regardless of where they are resident, who have |
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| | | registered to vote with a British Embassy or High Commission or with |
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| | | the local authority where they last lived in the United Kingdom not less |
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| | | than six months before the date of the referendum, and |
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| | | (d) | the statutory provisions relating to overseas voters shall be disapplied for |
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| | | the purposes of this section.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end add— |
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| | | “(7) | The referendum shall be held on Thursday.” |
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| | | “(7) | The referendum shall be held over two days on a Saturday and Sunday.” |
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| | | “(7) | The referendum shall be held over three days on a Thursday, Friday and |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | | “(3A) | Before appointing the day on which the referendum is to be held under subsection |
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| | | (3) above, the Secretary of State shall consult leaders of the principal faiths |
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| | | represented in the United Kingdom so as to identify days which it would be |
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| | | inappropriate for him to appoint for holding the referendum, and he shall pay due |
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| | | regard to the outcome of those consultations in appointing the day.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end add— |
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| | | “(3A) | The day on which the referendum is to be held shall not be the same day as— |
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| | | (a) | a general election for the United Kingdom Parliament; |
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| | | (b) | elections to the European Parliament; |
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| | | (c) | a Scottish parliamentary general election; |
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| | | (d) | a Welsh Assembly general election; |
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| | | (e) | a general election for members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; |
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| | | (f) | any local government election; |
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| | | (g) | a mayoral election in London; and |
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| | | | the terms above shall be defined as in section 4 of the Parliamentary Voting |
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| | | System and Constituencies Act 2011.” |
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| | | “(7) | No date shall be set for the referendum until there is in place a secure system of |
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| | | voting by text message or by SMS.” |
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| | | “(7) | Voting in the referendum shall be possible in person, by post, by proxy, by email, |
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| | | by text message or by SMS.” |
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| | | “(3A) | Polling stations are to be open from 6 am to midnight on each designated day or |
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| | | days for the referendum.” |
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| | | “(1A) | The rules recommended by the Electoral Commission shall provide that if fewer |
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| | | than 60 per cent of registered voters take part in the referendum the Chief |
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| | | Counting Officer shall decide that the referendum has not produced a valid |
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| | | “(3A) | The Secretary of State shall consult with and seek to secure agreement from the |
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| | | devolved administrations on the day to be appointed for the referendum, on the |
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| | | translation of the question and on administrative arrangements within the relevant |
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| | | part of the United Kingdom.” |
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| | | “(7) | Prior to the holding of any referendum the Secretary of State shall establish a |
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| | | Public Judicial Inquiry into the merits of UK membership of the European Union |
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| | | which shall publish its report within six months, unless the Secretary of State |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out subsection (2) and insert “on a date to be |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “2017” and insert “2016” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “31 December 2017” and insert “1 July 2017” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “2017” and insert “2018” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out “2017” and insert “2019” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “31 December 2016” and insert “1 July 2017” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “2016” and insert “2017” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “2016” and insert “2018” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | | “(3) | The Secretary of State shall establish a European Union Referendum |
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| | | Commission to consider the arrangements for the referendum and the date or |
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| | | dates on which it is to be held. |
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| | | (3A) | The Commission shall report to the Secretary of State within 12 months of its |
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| | | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall by order provide for the arrangement and date or |
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| | | dates to be implemented as recommended by the Commission. |
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| | | (3C) | An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument and may not be |
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| | | made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution |
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| | | of, each House of Parliament.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 8 and 9 and insert “Should the United Kingdom |
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| | remain a member of the European Union?” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 8 and 9 and insert “Should the United Kingdom |
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| | remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out “version” and insert “translation” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 11, after “order”, insert “after consultation with the National |
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| | Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government.” |
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| | | “(5A) | In Scotland, a Gaelic translation of the question is also to appear on the ballot |
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| | | papers, as provided by order, after consultation with the Scottish Parliament and |
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| | | the Scottish Government.” |
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| | | “(5A) | In Northern Ireland, a Gaelic translation of the question is also to appear on the |
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| | | ballot papers, as provided by order, after consultation with the Northern Ireland |
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| | | Assembly and the Northern Ireland Executive.” |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out “shall” and insert “may” |
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| | | “(aa) | persons who have right of abode in the United Kingdom.” |
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| | | “(2) | Persons aged 16 or 17 on the date of the referendum shall be entitled to vote if |
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| | | they would, save for their age, be otherwise entitled to vote under any of the |
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| | | categories set out in subsection (1) above.” |
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