The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2009/848
Year2009

2009 No. 848

Representation Of The People

The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009

Made 31th March 2009

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(5) and 7 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 20021and sections 17 and 18 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 20032.

The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission pursuant to section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20003and section 17(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003.

In accordance with section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 20024and section 18(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

S-1 Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009.

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

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

S-2 Amendments to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Amendments to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

2.—(1) The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 20045are amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (European Parliamentary elections rules)6, rule 53(3) (the count), for “them” substitute “the numbers or other unique identifying marks printed on the back of the papers”.

(3) In Schedule 2 (absent voting)7

(a)

(a) in paragraph 36(7) (requiring personal identifiers from existing absent voters), for “an elections” substitute “an election”;

(b)

(b) in paragraph 39(1)(a) (consequences of failure or refusal to provide personal identifiers), for “voting records” substitute “absent voting records”;

(c)

(c) in paragraph 54(10) (lost postal ballot papers), for “regulation 52” substitute “paragraph 52”; and

(d)

(d) in paragraph 70(1) (forwarding of documents), for “those rules” substitute “the European Parliamentary elections rules”.

Michael Wills

Minister of State

Ministry of Justice

31st March 2009

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations correct errors in the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 ( S.I. 2004/293) (“the 2004 Regulations”) which were introduced in amendments made to those regulations by the European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 ( S.I....

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