Amendment: European Union Referendum Bill (Programme) (No. 2): European Union Referendum Bill
Amendment proposed: 11, page 5, line 28, at end insert—
“(1A) (a) Section 1 will come into effect after a resolution has been passed by both Houses approving arrangements for a purdah period covering a period of five weeks before the referendum date.
(b) arrangements for a purdah period will include—
(i) restrictions on material that can be published by the government, public bodies and the EU institutions; and
(ii) measures to determine breaches of purdah and penalties for such a breach.”—(Alex Salmond.)