SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 27 U.K. Minor and consequential amendments: general

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) U.K.

80 (1) Amend section 14 (service qualification) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)(d), for “wife or husband” substitute “ spouse or civil partner ”.

(3) For subsection (1)(e) substitute—

“(e) is the spouse or civil partner of a person mentioned in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c) above and is residing outside the United Kingdom to be with his or her spouse or civil partner,”.