The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Made: 3rd November 2013

Coming into force: 1st January 2014

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Amendments to the 2002 Act

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Amendments to the 2001 Franchise Regulations

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Omission of Schedule A1 to the 2004 Regulations

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Amendments to Schedule 1 to the 2004 Regulations

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Amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2004 Regulations

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SCHEDULE 1 — FORMS FOR EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Form A: Form of Ballot Paper — Front of ballot paper

Back of ballot paper

Form F: Official poll card issued to an elector voting at a polling station — Front of card

Back of card

Form G: Official poll card issued to a postal elector — Front of card

Back of card

Form H: Official poll card issued to a proxy voting at a polling station — Front of card

Back of card

Form J: Official poll card issued to a postal proxy — Front of card

Back of card

Form K: Form of directions for the guidance of voters in voting

Form L: Certificate of Employment

Form M: Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities

SCHEDULE 2 — DIRECTIONS AS TO PRINTING THE BALLOT PAPER

SCHEDULE 3 — ABSENT VOTING FORMS

Form O: Form of postal voting statement to be used at a European Parliamentary election taken alone — Front of statement

Back of statement

Form P: Form of postal voting statement to be used at a European Parliamentary election where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are taken together with those proceedings at a relevant election or referendum — Front of statement

Back of statement

Form Q: Form of postal voting statement to be used at a European Parliamentary election where the poll is taken together with the poll at a relevant election or referendum, but where the proceedings on the issue and receipt of postal ballot papers are not — Front of statement

Back of statement

SCHEDULE 4 — FORMS TO BE USED WHEN POLLS ARE COMBINED

Form K1: Form of directions for the guidance of voters in voting

Form M1: Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities

Signed

Signed by authority of the Lord President of the Council

Greg Clark — Minister of State — Cabinet Office — 3rd November 2013

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) and by the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2013/1445.

[^f00003]: 2002 c.24; section 6(5) was substituted by section 20 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c.7); section 7 was amended by section 22 of that Act. The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 2(2), 6(5) and 7 were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1837).

[^f00004]: 2003 c.7; sections 17 and 18 were amended by S.I. 2003/1887. The powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 17 and 18 were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by the Lord President of the Council Order 2010.

[^f00005]: 2000 c.41; section 7(2)(a) was amended by Schedule 3 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.

[^f00006]: Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 was amended by section 27(2)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

[^f00007]: S.I. 2001/1184, amended by S.I. 2009/726; there is another amending instrument but it is not relevant.

[^f00008]: S.I. 2004/293, amended by S.I. 2009/186, S.I. 2009/848 and S.I. 2011/2085; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00009]: Section 10 was amended by section 21 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, Schedules 17 and 18 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22), S.I. 2004/1374 and S.I. 2011/1043.

[^f00010]: O.J. L 329 30.12.1993 page 34; the Directive was amended by Council Directive 2013/1/EU, O.J. L 026 26.01.2013 page 27.

[^f00011]: The Schedule was substituted by S.I. 2009/726.

[^f00012]: Regulation 2 was substituted by S.I. 2009/186 and amended by S.I. 2011/2085.

[^f00013]: Regulation 5 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00014]: Regulation 6 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00015]: “1983 Act” is defined in regulation 2 of the 2004 Regulations to mean the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2); section 35 of the 1983 Act was amended by Schedules 16 and 18 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19), Schedules 9, 16 and 17 to the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51), Schedules 12 and 13 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40) and Schedule 3 to the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c.29).

[^f00016]: Regulation 15 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00017]: The Secretary of State’s functions under the 2004 Regulations were made exercisable concurrently by the Lord President of the Council and the Secretary of State by S.I. 2010/1837.

[^f00018]: “2000 Act” is defined in regulation 2 of the 2004 Regulations to mean the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41); section 5 of the 2000 Act was amended by section 28 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22), section 10 of the Local Electoral Administration (Scotland) Act 2011 (2011 asp 10), Schedule 10 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13) and S.I. 2007/1388.

[^f00019]: Section 9B was inserted by section 67 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c.22).

[^f00020]: Regulation 25 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00021]: Regulation 28 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00022]: Regulation 114 was substituted by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00023]: Schedule A1 was inserted by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00024]: Schedule 1 was substituted by S.I. 2009/186.

[^f00025]: 2002 c.30; section 38 was amended by section 120 of and Schedules 4 and 17 to the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15), section 7 of and Schedule 5 to the Police and Justice Act 2006 (c.48), Schedules 7 and 8 to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26) and Schedule 16 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13).

[^f00026]: Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 2009/186. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

[^f00027]: Paragraph 70 (as substituted by S.I. 2009/186) was amended by S.I. 2009/848.

[^f00028]: Schedule 3 was substituted by S.I. 2009/186. There is another amending instrument but it is not relevant.

[^f00029]: Schedule 4 was amended by S.I. 2009/186.

Editorial notes

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