The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/1129 |
| Year | 2014 |
2014No. 1129 (L. 23)
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014
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The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, being the authority for the time being having power to make rules of court for the Senior Courts, in exercise of the power conferred on it by regulation 120 of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004( 1), makes the following Rules.
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014 and come into force on 22nd May 2014.
Amendment to the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979
2. For Rule 5(4) of the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979( 2) substitute-
"(4) A petitioner, when making a payment into court on account of security for costs, may do so-(a) if the petition relates to an electoral region other than the combined region, in accordance with rules 7 and 8(1) and (5)(b) of the Court Funds Rules 2011( 3), or(b) if the petition relates to the combined region-(i) in accordance with rules 7 and 8(1) and (5)(b) of the Court Funds Rules 2011, or(ii) at the Supreme Court Registry of the Gibraltar Supreme Court for transmission to the Court Funds Office."|
Stephen Richards, L.J. Peter Coulson, J. Philip Sales, J. Master Barbara Fontaine His Honour Judge Martin McKenna District Judge Michael Hovington District Judge Christopher Lethem Qasim Nawaz Amanda Stevens Andrew Underwood Tim Lett Kate Wellington |
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I allow these Rules Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor |
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Shailesh Vara Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice |
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28th April 2014 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Rules)
Under regulation 94 of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004, a petitioner, when presenting a European Parliamentary election petition, must give security for costs. These Rules amend Rule 5 of the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979 by allowing a payment into court on account of security for costs in respect of proceedings for an election petition to be made in accordance with Rules 7 and 8 of the Court Funds Rules 2011 in relation to deposit of funds in court.
Rule 7 of the Court Funds Rules requires that, where a fund is to be deposited in court, it shall be sent to the Court Funds Office and deposited by means of a cheque or banker's...
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