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The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/1214 · Made 23 April 1999

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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Made 23rd April 1999

Coming into force 28th April 1999

Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978f1 and, being a Minister designatedf2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f3 in relation to measures relating to the right of citizens of the Union to vote at and stand as a candidate at European Parliamentary elections, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2) hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1

1978 c. 10; the citation of this Act was amended by section 3(1)(b) and (2)(b) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58) and the powers in paragraph 2 have been amended by paragraphs 5 to 7 of Schedule 2 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (c. 1) and extended by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the 1978 Act, as substituted by paragraphs 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 to the 1999 Act.

f2

The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661).

f3

1972 c. 68.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
  5. 3Application of certain provisions for European Parliamentary elections
  6. 4Conduct of poll and count in each parliamentary constituency
  7. 5Offences in connection with candidature
  8. 6Deputies and assistance
  9. 7Alterations in registers of electors
  10. 8Combination of polls
  11. 9Amendment of proxy forms
  12. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS ABOUT THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND REGISTERED PARTIES
  13. 10Appointment of national election agent
  14. 11Appointment of election agent by a registered party standing in one electoral region only
  15. 12Appointment of sub-agent for registered parties
  16. 13Office of agents of registered parties
  17. 14Effect of default in appointment of agents of registered parties
  18. 15Limitation of election expenses of a registered party
  19. Part IV: VACANCIES
  20. 16Initial response to vacancies
  21. 17Filling of vacancies from a registered party’s list
  22. 18By-election to fill certain vacancies
  23. 19When a by-election is not needed
  24. Part V: REVOCATIONS
  25. 20Revocations
  26. Signature
  27. Schedule 1APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE REPRESEN TATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS 1983 AND 1985
  28. Schedule 2APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS IN SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
  29. Schedule 3: MODIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RULES FOR COMBINED POLLS
  30. Part I: ENGLAND AND WALES
  31. 1Paragraph 1
  32. 2Paragraph 2
  33. 3Paragraph 3
  34. 4Paragraph 4
  35. 5Paragraph 5
  36. 6Paragraph 6
  37. 7Paragraph 7
  38. 8Paragraph 8
  39. 9Paragraph 9
  40. 10Paragraph 10
  41. 11Paragraph 11
  42. 12Paragraph 12
  43. 13Paragraph 13
  44. 14Paragraph 14
  45. 15Paragraph 15
  46. 16Paragraph 16
  47. 17Paragraph 17
  48. 18Paragraph 18
  49. 19Paragraph 19
  50. 20Paragraph 20
  51. 21Paragraph 21
  52. 22Paragraph 22
  53. 23Paragraph 23
  54. Part II: SCOTLAND
  55. 1Paragraph 1
  56. 2Paragraph 2
  57. 3Paragraph 3
  58. 4Paragraph 4
  59. 5Paragraph 5
  60. 6Paragraph 6
  61. 7Paragraph 7
  62. 8Paragraph 8
  63. 9Paragraph 9
  64. 10Paragraph 10
  65. 11Paragraph 11
  66. 12Paragraph 12
  67. 13Paragraph 13
  68. 14Paragraph 14
  69. 15Paragraph 15
  70. 16Paragraph 16
  71. 17Paragraph 17
  72. 18Paragraph 18
  73. 19Paragraph 19
  74. 20Paragraph 20
  75. 21Paragraph 21
  76. 22Paragraph 22
  77. 23Paragraph 23
  78. Schedule 4: PROXY PAPERS
  79. Part I: AMENDMENT OF FORM OF PROXY PAPERS IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1986 REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1986 (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Paragraph 2
  82. IIFORM OF PROXY PAPER FOR A PROXY FOR AN ELECTOR AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ONLY
  83. Schedule 5REVOCATIONS
  84. Explanatory note