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REFERENDUMS ACT 1983 - SECT 5

5 .         Form of writ

        (1)         Subject to subsections (2) and (3) the writ for a referendum shall be in the prescribed form and shall fix — 

            (a)         the day for the taking of the votes of the electors; and

            (b)         the day for the return of the writ.

        (2)         The day fixed pursuant to subsection (1)(a) shall be a Saturday other than Easter Saturday or the Saturday immediately preceding or succeeding Easter Saturday.

        (3)         Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to the writ where the day for the taking of the votes of the electors is fixed by or under the Act by which the referendum is authorized or required.


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