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.  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.

(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.

(3)

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.