The European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001

Made: 26th March 2001

Coming into force: 9th April 2001

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Citation, interpretation and extent

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Revocation

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Relevant citizens of the Union as European Parliamentary electors

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Entitlement of relevant citizen of the Union to be registered as European Parliamentary elector

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Registration officers

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Form of application and declaration required by regulation 4(1)

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Punishment of false statement in application or declaration made under regulation 6(1) and (2)

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Copies of certain applications and declarations to be sent to the Secretary of State

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Application, with modifications, of provisions of the 1983 Act and Representation of the People Regulations

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Removal of names from the register

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Consequential amendments

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SCHEDULE — APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF THE 1983 ACT AND VARIOUS REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE REGULATIONS FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THESE REGULATIONS

Signed

Mike O’Brien — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — 26th March 2001

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: The European Communities (Designation) (No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2661).

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.

[^f00003]: 1983 c. 2.

[^f00004]: The reference to the Treaty is to it as renumbered in accordance with the Treaty of Amsterdam.

[^f00005]: S.I. 1994/342.

[^f00006]: 1978 c. 30.

[^f00007]: Section 8 was amended by Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19) and by Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39).

[^f00008]: S.I. 1978/1844.

[^f00009]: 1985 c. 50; section 3 was substituted by Schedule 2 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2).

[^f00010]: 1978 c. 10; the regulations are currently S.I. 1999/1214 as respects Great Britain and S.I. 1986/2250 as respects Northern Ireland.

[^f00011]: S.I. 2001/341.

[^f00012]: S.I. 2001/497.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2001/400.

[^f00014]: 1978 c. 10; section 3C was substituted by section 1 of the European Parliamentary Elections 1999 (c. 1).

[^f00015]: 2000 c. 41.

[^f00016]: Section 5 was substituted by section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the 2000 Act”).

[^f00017]: Section 6 was amended by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00018]: Section 7 was substituted by section 4 of the 2000 Act.

[^f00019]: Section 7A was inserted by section 5 of the 2000 Act.

[^f00020]: Sections 7B and 7C were inserted by section 6 of the 2000 Act.

[^f00021]: Section 9 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00022]: Sections 13 to 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00023]: Section 52 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50) (“the 1985 Act”), Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19), Schedule 13 to the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) and Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).

[^f00024]: Section 54 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

[^f00025]: Section 56 was amended by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00026]: Section 58 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00027]: Section 62(1) was substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

[^f00028]: Section 63 was substituted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act.

[^f00029]: The definition of “citizen of the Union” was inserted by S.I. 1995/1948 and the definitions of “dwelling” and “qualifying address” were inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

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Editorial notes

[^key-182559def8219170df1cc6c4ec7be2f9]: Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Table 1 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))

In subsection (2) for “section 4 above” substitute “regulation 4 of the 2001 Regulations”.

Omit subsections (6) and (7).

In subsection (6)—

• (a) for “regulations” substitute “the Representation of the People Regulations as applied by the 2001 Regulations”; and

• (b) omit “as if it were contained in Part II of this Act”.

For subsection (11) substitute—

(11) In this section, “determines” means determines in accordance with the Representation of the People Regulations as applied by the 2001 Regulations.

Removal of entries from the register

After subsection (11) insert—

(12) A relevant citizen of the Union who— (a) applies to be registered in a register of European Parliamentary electors, and (b) has an existing anonymous entry in a register of local government electors, shall be anonymously registered in a register of European Parliamentary electors maintained under regulation 5(2) of the 2001 Regulations.