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The Local and European Parliamentary Elections (Registration of Citizens of Accession States) Regulations 2003

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Modification of the National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003

6.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2003(1) shall be modified as follows.

(2) In article 2 (interpretation), there shall be inserted in the appropriate place—

“Accession State” means any of the following states—

(a)

the Czech Republic,

(b)

the Republic of Estonia,

(c)

the Republic of Cyprus,

(d)

the Republic of Latvia,

(e)

the Republic of Lithuania,

(f)

the Republic of Hungary,

(g)

the Republic of Malta,

(h)

the Republic of Poland,

(i)

the Republic of Slovenia, or

(j)

the Slovak Republic;;

“citizen of an Accession State” means a national of one of the Accession States and “relevant citizen of an Accession State” means such a citizen who is not a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland;; and

Treaty of Athens” means the Treaty signed at Athens on 16th April 2003 concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union;.

(3) In article 24 (effect of registers), insert after paragraph (3)—

(3A) Nothing in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall prevent a relevant citizen of an Accession State from being excluded from voting on the ground that the Accession State of which he is a national has not acceded to the European Union.

(4) In paragraph 8 of Schedule 3—

(a)insert at the beginning of sub-paragraph (2) “Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below,”; and

(b)after sub-paragraph (2) insert—

(3) In the case of a relevant citizen of an Accession State, no postal ballot paper or declaration of identity may be issued by the constituency returning officer before he has been informed by the Lord Chancellor that the Accession State in question has ratified the Treaty of Athens..

(1)

S.I. 2003/284.

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