(1) Every referendum shall be common, equal, secret and free.

(2) The question or questions to be put to those entitled to vote shall be so framed that they can be answered with either yes or no; and the ballot paper on which the vote is to be recorded shall be in such form that each such question may be so answered.

(3) The space in the ballot paper in which a vote is to be recorded shall have a coloured border: the border of the space in which an affirmative vote is to be recorded shall be coloured in one particular colour, and the border of the space in which a negative vote is to be recorded shall be coloured in a different colour.

(4) Where voters are asked to vote on more than one question in the same referendum, the parts of the ballot paper referring to each separate question shall be printed in a colour different from that in which the other parts of the ballot paper are printed.

(5) The form of the ballot paper shall be that approved by the Electoral Commission.