The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 971 (L. 22)

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES

The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2003

Made

24th March 2003

Laid before Parliament

2nd April 2003

Coming into force

1st May 2003

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, being the authority having for the time being power to make rules of court for the Supreme Court(1), in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 136, 182 and 185 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(2), make the following Rules—

(1)

in accordance with section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c. 12).

(2)

1983 c. 2. Section 136 was amended by the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50), section 24 and Schedule 4, paragraph 48. Sections 136, 182 and 185 were applied to European Parliamentary Election Petitions by S.I. 1999/1214, regulation 3(1) and Schedule 1.