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The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1056 · Made 14 March 2004

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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Made 14th March 2004

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002f1, after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f2, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 24; section 6(2) was amended by section 20(2) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7).

f2

2000 c. 41.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Revocation
  3. 3Returning Officers in England (including the combined region)
  4. 4Returning Officer for Scotland
  5. 5Returning Officer for Wales
  6. Signature
  7. Schedule RETURNING OFFICERS FOR ELECTORAL REGIONS IN ENGLAND (INCLUDING THE COMBINED REGION)
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2004 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.

(2)

In this Order a reference to an electoral region or a constituency is a reference to that region or constituency as it is for the time being.

2Revocation

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2003f1 is hereby revoked.

3Returning Officers in England (including the combined region)

The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region in England (including the combined regionf1) specified in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the constituency specified in the right hand-hand column of the Schedule.

4Returning Officer for Scotland

The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Scotland shall be the person who is the returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Edinburgh South constituency.

5Returning Officer for Wales

The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Wales shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs

Christopher Leslie

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Constitutional Affairs

14th March 2004

RETURNING OFFICERS FOR ELECTORAL REGIONS IN ENGLAND (INCLUDING THE COMBINED REGION)

Name of electoral regionName of constituency
East MidlandsNorthampton North
EasternHuntingdon
North EastSunderland North
North WestManchester Central
South EastHenley
South WestPoole
West MidlandsBirmingham Edgbaston
Yorkshire and HumberLeeds Central

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and replaces the previous Order, the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2003, which appointed returning officers for the electoral regions in England, Wales and Scotland. The main difference between this Order and the previous Order is that this Order extends to Gibraltar and expressly clarifies that the returning officer for the South West region is the person who was the returning officer for that region before it was combined with Gibraltar under the European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004. Article 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Order designate returning officers at European Parliamentary elections for electoral regions in England (including the combined region), other than London. The returning officer for London is to be appointed separately. Articles 4 and 5 designate the returning officer for such elections for the electoral regions of Scotland and Wales. Article 5 includes a minor correction for article 5 of the previous Order.