The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004

[F1 Publication of statement of candidates nominated N.I.

13.— (1) The returning officer must prepare and publish a statement (“the statement of candidates nominated”) showing—

(a) the persons who have been and stand nominated as candidates; and

(b) any other persons who have been nominated together with the reason why they no longer stand nominated.

(2) The statement must show the names, addresses and descriptions of the persons nominated as candidates as given in their nomination papers.

(3) If a person’s nomination paper gives a commonly used surname or forename in addition to another name, the statement must show the person’s commonly used surname or forename (as the case may be) instead of any other name.

(4) Paragraph (3) does not apply if the returning officer thinks—

(a) that the use of the person’s commonly used name may be likely to mislead or confuse electors, or

(b) that the commonly used name is obscene or offensive.

(5) If paragraph (4) applies, the returning officer must give notice in writing to the candidate of his reasons for refusing to allow the use of a commonly used name.

(6) The statement must show the persons standing nominated as candidates arranged alphabetically in order of their surnames, and, if there are two or more of them with the same surname, of their other names.

(7) The returning officer must send to the Electoral Commission a copy of the statement.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 substituted (27.3.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/813), regs. 1(2), 38, Sch. 1