| 1.
| | This Act may be cited as the Referendum Act, No. 7 of 1981, and shall come into operation on such date as may be appointed by the President by Order published in the Gazette. |
| 2.
| | President to direct the conduct of a Referendum. |
| 3.
| | Electoral districts, polling divisions, & c, |
| 4.
| | Polling stations. |
| 5.
| | Register of electors. |
| 6.
| | Register of electors to be conclusive evidence of the right to vote. |
| 7.
| | Referendum Returning Officer and retiring Officers. |
| 8.
| | Appointment of referendum agents. |
| 9.
| | Voting by post |
| 10.
| | Official poll card- |
| 11.
| | Presiding officers. |
| 12.
| | Facilities to be provided at polling stations. |
| 13.
| | Notices to be exhibited at polling Stations. |
| 14.
| | Ballot boxes. |
| 15.
| | Ballot Papers. |
| 16.
| | Hours of poll . |
| 17.
| | Appointment of polling observers |
| 18.
| | General conduct of the poll. |
| 19.
| | Sealing of ballot boxes and commencement of poll, |
| 20.
| | Issue of ballot papers. |
| 21.
| | Inspection of voter and marking with the appropriate mark. |
| 22.
| | Manner of voting. |
| 23.
| | Assistance to voters to enable them to vote. |
| 24.
| | Voting by proxy forbidden |
| 25.
| | Plural voting to be an illegal practice, |
| 26.
| | Power to require voter to make declaration |
| 27.
| | Spoilt ballot papers. |
| 28.
| | Tendered votes. |
| 29.
| | closure of poll. |
| 30.
| | Procedure in closure of poll. |
| 31.
| | Counting officers |
| 32.
| | Notice of count. |
| 33.
| | Appointment of counting observers. |
| 34.
| | The count. |
| 35.
| | Ballot papers to be rejected. |
| 36.
| | Special provisions relating to powers, duties and functions under sections 34 and 35. |
| 37.
| | Closure at the count. |
| 38.
| | Counting of postal ballot papers. |
| 39.
| | Returning officer to prepare statement |
| 40.
| | Referendum Returning Officer to prepare a report |
| 41.
| | Publication of result, |
| 42.
| | Disposal of ballot papers & c. |
| 43.
| | Offences relating to ballot papers, official poll cards & c. |
| 44.
| | Certain acts prohibited on polling day. |
| 45.
| | Restriction on processions. |
| 46.
| | Restriction on public meetings. |
| 47.
| | General provisions relating to offences under sections 43, 44, 45 and 46 |
| 48.
| | Printing, & c, of Referendum publication. |
| 49.
| | Restriction on number of referendum offices. |
| 50.
| | Provisions relating to display of handbills, posters, & c |
| 51.
| | Maintenance of secrecy at Referendum. |
| 52.
| | Personation. |
| 53.
| | Treating. |
| 54.
| | Undue influence |
| 55.
| | Bribery. |
| 56.
| | Punishment and incapacities for corrupt practice. |
| 57.
| | Certain expenditure to be illegal practice. |
| 58.
| | False reports in newspapers. |
| 59.
| | Certain employment to be illegal |
| 60.
| | Printing, amp c of Referendum publications |
| 61.
| | Punishment on conviction for illegal practices. |
| 62.
| | Where more than one proposal is submitted; |
| 63.
| | Power to order Referendum in exceptional circumstances. |
| 64.
| | Failure to comply with provisions of Act. |
| 65.
| | Use of Schools amp c polling stations. |
| 66.
| | Presiding officer may act through officers appointed to assist him. |
| 67.
| | Secretary of a recognized political party may act as his own agent or assist his agent. |
| 68.
| | Non-attendance of the agents of recognized political party. |
| 69.
| | Inaccurate description of places and persons. |
| 70.
| | Publication of notices, & c. |
| 71.
| | Duty of employers to grant leave to enable employees to vote. |
| 72.
| | Requisitioning of premises for use of polling stations. |
| 73.
| | Compensation for requisitioning premises. |
| 74.
| | Right of secretary of recognized political party to send matter relating to Referendum post free . |
| 75.
| | Political broadcasts, |
| 76.
| | Powers of Commissioner |
| 77.
| | Removal of difficulties. |
| 78.
| | Interpretation |