Complex sentence: The Act did not specify any supermajority of "Yes" votes for approval of the terms; a simple majority would suffice to win the vote and it received Royal assent on 8 May 1975 just under a month before the vote took place.
Split into simpler sentences: The Act did not specify any supermajority of "Yes" votes for approval of the terms; a simple majority would suffice to win the vote. It received royal assent on 8 May 1975, just under a month before the vote took place.