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(1)SVDO regulations may make provision about referendums held in connection with street vote development orders and may, in particular, include provision—
(a)as to the circumstances in which an appointed person or the Secretary of State may direct relevant councils to carry out a referendum in relation to a street vote development order;
(b)the functions of such councils in relation to the referendum;
(c)dealing with any case where there are two or more relevant councils any of whose area falls within the area in which a referendum is to take place (including provision for only one council to carry out functions in relation to the referendum in such a case);
(d)prescribing a date by which the referendum must be held or before which it cannot be held;
(e)as to the question to be asked in the referendum and any explanatory material in relation to that question;
(f)as to voter eligibility for the referendum;
(g)as to the publicity to be given in connection with the referendum;
(h)as to the provision of prescribed information to voters in connection with the referendum (including information about any infrastructure levy or community infrastructure levy which is chargeable in respect of development under a street vote development order);
(i)about the limitation of expenditure in connection with the referendum;
(j)as to the conduct of the referendum;
(k)as to when, where and how voting in the referendum is to take place;
(l)as to how the votes cast are to be counted;
(m)about certification as to the number of persons voting in the referendum and as to the number of those persons voting in favour of a street vote development order;
(n)about the combination of polls at the referendum with polls at another referendum or at any election;
(o)as to the threshold of votes that must be met before a street vote development order may be made.
(2)For the purposes of making provision within subsection (1), SVDO regulations may apply or incorporate (with or without modifications) any provision made by or under any enactment relating to elections or referendums.
(3)But where the regulations apply or incorporate (with or without modifications) any provision that creates an offence, the regulations may not impose a penalty greater than is provided for in respect of that provision.
(4)Before making provision within this section, the Secretary of State must consult the Electoral Commission.
(5)In this section “enactment” means an enactment, whenever passed or made.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 61QA-61QM and cross-heading inserted (31.1.2024 for specified purposes) by Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 106(2), 255(3)(b) (with s. 247); S.I. 2024/92, reg. 2(d)
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