| | For subsections (1) to (4) substitute— |
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| | “(1) | A person shall be guilty of an offence if— |
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| | (a) | he votes in person or by post, |
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| | whether on his own behalf or as |
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| | proxy, or applies to vote by proxy |
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| | or by post on his own behalf, in the |
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| | referendum, knowing that he is |
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| | subject to a legal incapacity to vote |
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| | (b) | he applies for the appointment of a |
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| | proxy to vote for him in the |
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| | referendum knowing that he is or |
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| | the person to be appointed is |
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| | subject to a legal incapacity to vote |
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| | (c) | he votes, whether in person or by |
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| | post, as proxy for some other |
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| | person in the referendum knowing |
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| | that that person is subject to a legal |
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| | | For the purposes of this subsection |
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| | references to a person being subject to a |
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| | legal incapacity to vote do not, in relation |
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| | to things done before polling day, include |
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| | his being below voting age if he will be of |
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| | (2) | A person shall be guilty of an offence if— |
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| | (a) | he votes on his own behalf |
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| | otherwise than by proxy more than |
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| | once in the referendum; or |
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| | (b) | he votes on his own behalf in |
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| | person in the referendum when he |
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| | is entitled to vote by post; or |
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| | (c) | he votes on his own behalf in |
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| | person in the referendum, knowing |
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| | that a person appointed to vote as |
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| | his proxy either has already voted |
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| | in person or is entitled to vote by |
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| | (d) | he applies under Schedule 3 to the |
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| | Parliamentary Voting System and |
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| | Constituencies Act 2010 for a |
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| | person to be appointed as his proxy |
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| | to vote for him without applying |
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| | for the cancellation of a previous |
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| | appointment of a third person then |
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| | in force under that Schedule or |
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| | without withdrawing a pending |
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