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
1. These Rules may be cited as the European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2003 and shall come into force on 1st May 2003.
2. In rule 18(1) of the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979(3)—
(a)for “enlarged” substitute “varied”; and
(b)after “rules 2.8 to 2.11” insert “and 3.1(2)(a)”.
Phillips of Worth Matravers, M.R.
Andrew Morritt, V-C.
Anthony May, L.J.
Stephen Oliver-Jones
Carlos Dabezies
Steven Whitaker
Michael Black
Philip Rainey
Tim Parker
Juliet Herzog
Nicholas Burkill
Alan Street
Ahmad Butt
I allow these Rules
Irvine of Lairg, C.
24th March 2003
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules make it clear that periods of time prescribed by the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979 may be varied by the court or by the parties unless they are governed by section 119 of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
in accordance with section 2 of the Civil Procedure Act 1997 (c. 12).
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.
S.I. 1979/521, originally entitled the European Assembly Election Petition Rules 1979 but renamed by virtue of section 3(1) of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58), and amended by S.I. 1988/557 and 1999/1398.