Heading: inserted, on 15 November 2000, by section 97 of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000 (2000 No 48).
(1) Any group of at least 6 electors in the electoral district to which an application relates may file notice of its intention to oppose the application or, if there is more than 1, to oppose specified applications.
(2) The notice must be in the prescribed form.
(3) Such a notice must be filed at least 3 working days before the day fixed for the start of the hearing.
(4) A group filing such a notice within that time becomes a respondent to the application or applications.
Compare: 1993 No 101 s 49
Section 49: substituted, on 15 November 2000, by section 97 of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000 (2000 No 48).