Referendum Act, 1998

Referendum petition.

12.Section 43 of the Act of 1994 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):

“(3) A provisional referendum certificate shall not be questioned by reason of a non-compliance by the Referendum Commission with any provision contained in the Referendum Act, 1998, or mistake made by the Referendum Commission if it appears to the High Court that the Referendum Commission complied with the principles laid down in that Act and that such non-compliance or mistake did not materially affect the result of the referendum.”.