European Union Referendum Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued)

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 7:17 pm on 18 November 2015.

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Amendment 7 not moved.

Amendment 7A

Moved by Lord Hamilton of Epsom

7A: Clause 2, page 2, line 32, at end insert—

“( ) Regulations under section 1(2) may not be laid before either House of Parliament unless the Electoral Commission has certified that any persons in the United Kingdom who would not be entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any constituency but are entitled to vote in the referendum by virtue of this section have had sufficient time to register to vote (the meaning of “sufficient time” having been determined by the Electoral Commission).”