Explanatory note

These Regulations, which apply in Northern Ireland only, amend the European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986.

Regulation 2(a) omits from Schedule 1 to the 1986 Regulations modifications which are no longer appropriate as a result of changes to the system of registration made by section 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3).

Regulation 2(b) increases the maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses at a European Parliamentary election. The maximum amount of a candidate’s election expenses is made up of a fixed sum (expressed in pounds) plus a sum expressed in pence (and fractions of pence) for each entry in the register of electors. Regulation 3 omits the provision by which that maximum amount was last increased.