Court's decision

  • Heading: inserted, on 15 November 2000, by section 97 of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000 (2000 No 48).

51F Decision of court as to result of indicative referendum
  • At the end of a hearing, the court must do one of the following:

    • (a) it must determine the total number of valid votes recorded for each of the 2 answers to the precise question; or

    • (b) it must determine whether the indicative referendum is void because of some irregularity that in the court's opinion materially affected the result of the indicative referendum.

    Compare: 1993 No 101 s 50

    Section 51F: inserted, on 15 November 2000, by section 97 of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000 (2000 No 48).