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The European Assembly Election Petition Rules 1979

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2022-10-20

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, ENGLAND AND WALES;PROCEDURE

These Rules regulate the presentation and hearing of an election petition to the High Court which questions the declared result of any election to the European Assembly. They are similar, in form and content, to those made in respect of parliamentary elections by the Election Petition Rules 1960 (S.I. 1960/543).

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Instrument

The Solicitors' Incorporated Practices Order 1991

The Solicitors’ Incorporated Practices Order 1991

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The Legal Services Act 2007 (Designation as a Licensing Authority) (No. 2) Order 2011

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The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

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The European Assembly Election Petition Rules 1979

1These Rules may be cited as the European Assembly Election...

2(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:— “the...

3(1) Any jurisdiction conferred by these Rules on a judge...

4(1) A petition shall be in the form set out...

5(1) Within five days after the presentation of the petition,...

6(1) A recognisance as security for costs shall be acknowledged...

7(1) Where the respondent intends to object to a recognisance...

8The list of petitions at issue kept by the prescribed...

9(1) Within twenty-eight days after the first day on which...

10(1) Where the petition claims the office for an unsuccessful...

11An application for a special case to be stated pursuant...

12(1) An application for leave to withdraw a petition shall...

13(1) An application by a respondent to stay or dismiss...

14(1) Where a petition is abated by the death of...

15A respondent who does not intend to oppose the petition...

16(1) On the happening of any event mentioned in section...

17A party giving particulars in pursuance of an order or...

18(1) Any period of time prescribed by Rule 7 shall...

19Where, by any provision of these Rules, a petition or...

20(1) A solicitor appointed to act for a respondent in...

SCHEDULEElection Petition

1979 No. 521

SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE, ENGLAND AND WALESPROCEDURE

The European Assembly Election Petition Rules 1979

Made30th April 1979

Laid before Parliament16th May 1979

Coming into Operation7th June 1979

We, the authority having for the time being power to make rules of court for the Supreme Court, in exercise of the power conferred on us by section 160 of the Representation of the People Act 19491, hereby make the following Rules:—