The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Regulation 66

SCHEDULE 8 E+W+S USE FOR EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION MEETINGS OF ROOMS IN SCHOOL PREMISES AND OF MEETING ROOMS

1.  Any arrangements for the use of a room in school premises shall be made with the local education authority maintaining the school or, in the case of a room in the premises of a foundation or voluntary aided school, with the governing body of the school. E+W+S

2.  Any question as to the rooms in school premises which a candidate in any local counting area is entitled to use, or as to the times at which he is entitled to use them, or as to the notice which is reasonable, shall be determined by the Secretary of State. E+W+S

3.  Any person stating himself to be, or to be authorised by, a candidate or the election agent of a registered party or an individual candidate shall be entitled at all reasonable hours to inspect the lists of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms prepared under Schedule 5 to the 1983 Act, or a copy of those lists. E+W+S

4.  In the application of this Schedule to Scotland, for any reference to a local education authority substitute a reference to an education authority. E+W+S

5.  In the application of this Schedule to Gibraltar— E+W+S

(a) in paragraph 1, for the reference to the local education authority substitute a reference to the Department of Education and Training;

(b) in paragraph 2, for the reference to the Secretary of State substitute a reference to the Government of Gibraltar;

(c) for paragraph 3, substitute the following paragraph—

“3.— (1) The Department of Education and Training shall prepare and revise lists of the rooms in school premises in Gibraltar which candidates are entitled to use.

(2) The Government of Gibraltar shall prepare and revise lists of the meeting rooms in Gibraltar which candidates are entitled to use, and the list shall-

(a) indicate the person to whom applications for the use of the room are to be made in each case; and

(b) not include any room if the person maintaining it disputes the right of candidates to use it.

(3) The list of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms prepared under sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be kept by the European Parliamentary electoral registration officer for Gibraltar, and those lists and particulars of any change made on their revision shall be forwarded to him accordingly.

(4) Any person stating himself to be, or to be authorised by, a candidate or the election agent of a registered party or an individual candidate shall be entitled at all reasonable hours to inspect the lists of rooms in school premises and of meeting rooms prepared under this paragraph.”