The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/923
Year2014

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2014No. 923

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014

3rdApril2014

The Lord President of the Council makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(5) and 7(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002( 1).

The Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2).

In accordance with section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(3) These Regulations extend to England, Wales, Scotland and Gibraltar.

(4) In these Regulations "the 2004 Regulations" means the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004( 3).

Amendments to the 2004 Regulations

2. In each of the following provisions in the 2004 Regulations, for "44 and 105 or 45 and 105" substitute "9HE and 105, 9MG and 105 or 44 and 105"-

(a) regulation 11(b) (combination of polls),(b) paragraph 23(4) and (5) of Schedule 1 (corresponding number list)( 4),(c) paragraph 17(9) of Schedule 2 (general requirements for applications for an absent vote)( 5),(d) paragraph 41(b) of Schedule 2 (combination of polls).

3. In regulation 122A of the 2004 Regulations (translations etc. of certain documents)( 6), in paragraph (6)(a) for "Vote once (X) in one blank box" substitute "Vote only once by putting a cross [X] in the box next to your choice".

4. (1) Schedule 2 to the 2004 Regulations (absent voting) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraphs 26(6A) (closing date for applications), 31A(1)(a) (notification of rejected postal voting statement) and 67(4)(d) (lists of rejected postal ballot papers)( 7) for "returning officer" substitute "local returning officer".

(3) In paragraph 54A (cancellation of postal ballot papers)( 8), after sub-paragraph (4) insert-

"(5) Rule 2 of Schedule 1 applies to the computation of the period of nineteen days for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) as it applies to the computation of a period for the purposes of rule 1 of that Schedule."

5. (1) Schedule 3 to the 2004 Regulations (modification of European Parliamentary Elections Rules for combined polls)( 9) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 8 of Part 1 (England and Wales)( 10), in the substituted provision, for "*[Specify other] ELECTION/REFERENDUM" to "*[Mark ONE answer to...

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