The Local and European Parliamentary Elections (Registration of Citizens of Accession States) Regulations 2003

Modification of the 2001 Franchise Regulations: Schedule

8.—(1) The Schedule (application, with modifications, of provisions of the 1983 Act and Representation of the People Regulations) shall be modified as follows.

(2) In Part I, in column 2, for the entry (b) relating to subsection (3) of section 63 of the 1983 Act, substitute—

“(b) for the words from “relating to” to the end, substitute “relating to the registration of relevant citizens of the Union or relevant citizens of the Accession States as European Parliamentary electors”.”.

(3) In column 2, in the entry relating to section 202 of the 1983 Act, add the following additional definitions—

““Accession State” means any of the following states—

(a)

the Czech Republic,

(b)

the Republic of Estonia,

(c)

the Republic of Cyprus,

(d)

the Republic of Latvia,

(e)

the Republic of Lithuania,

(f)

the Republic of Hungary,

(g)

the Republic of Malta,

(h)

the Republic of Poland,

(i)

the Republic of Slovenia, or

(j)

the Slovak Republic;”; and

““citizen of an Accession State” means a national of one of the Accession States and “relevant citizen of an Accession State” means such a citizen who is not a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;”.

(4) In column 2, for the entry relating to regulation 24 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001(1), substitute—

• “In paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) substitute “(b) evidence of his status as a national of a Member State or of an Accession State or a statutory declaration as to that nationality.”.”

(5) In column 2, for the entry relating to regulation 24 of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001(2), substitute—

• “In paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) substitute “(b) evidence of his status as a national of a Member State or of an Accession State or a statutory declaration as to that nationality.”.”

(6) In column 2, for the entry relating to regulation 24 of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2002, substitute—

• “In paragraph (2), for sub-paragraphs (b) to (d) substitute “(b) evidence of his status as a national of a Member State or of an Accession State or a statutory declaration as to that nationality.”.”

(1)

S.I. 2001/341.

(2)

S.I. 2001/497.