F1PART 1GENERAL
Citation, commencement and extentF11
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InterpretationF12
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General application in relation to local government elections in England and WalesF13
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General application to ScotlandF14
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General application to GibraltarF15
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Conduct of poll and count in each local counting areaF16
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Deputies and assistanceF17
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Polling districts and placesF18
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Rules for European Parliamentary elections and general duty of returning officers and local returning officersF19
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Absent votingF110
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Combination of pollsF111
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Entitlement to registration and legal incapacity to vote in GibraltarF112
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Modification of the 2003 Act and these Regulations for 2004 elections in relation to citizens of Accession StatesF113
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Title of returning officers and local returning officersF114
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Payments by and to returning officers and local returning officersF115
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Inadequate performance of returning officer or local returning officer: reduction of chargesF115A
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Taxation of returning officer’s and local returning officer’s accountF116
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Effect of registersF117
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Effect of misdescriptionF118
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Discharge of registration dutiesF119
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Payment of expenses of registrationF120
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Registration appeals: England and WalesF121
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Registration appeals: ScotlandF122
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PersonationF123
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Other voting offencesF124
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Breach of official dutyF125
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Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers, etcF126
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False statement in nomination papersF127
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Offences in connection with candidatureF128
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Requirement of secrecyF129
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Prohibition on publication of exit pollsF130
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F1PART 2THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Interpretation of Part 2F131
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Computation of time for purposes of Part 2F132
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F1Election agents of registered parties
Appointment of national election agent of registered partyF133
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Appointment of election agent by a registered party standing in one electoral region onlyF134
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Appointment of sub-agent for registered partiesF135
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Office of agents of registered partiesF136
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Effect of default in appointment of agents of registered partiesF137
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F1Election agents of individual candidates
Appointment of election agent for individual candidateF138
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Appointment of sub-agent for individual candidateF139
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Office of election agent and sub-agent for individual candidateF140
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Effect of default in election agent’s appointmentF141
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F1Election expenses
Control of donations to individual candidatesF142
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Payment of expenses of individual candidates through election agentF143
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Individual candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expensesF144
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Expenses of individual candidate incurred otherwise than for elections purposesF145
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Prohibition of expenses of individual candidate not authorised by election agentF146
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Limitation of election expenses for individual candidatesF147
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Time for sending in and paying claims: individual candidatesF148
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Disputed claims: individual candidatesF149
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Election agent’s claimF150
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Return as to election expenses: individual candidatesF151
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Declarations as to election expenses: individual candidatesF152
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Return as to personal expenses: candidates on party listsF153
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Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations: individual candidatesF154
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Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations: individual candidatesF155
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Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent of individual candidateF156
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Duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral CommissionF157
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Publication of time and place for inspection of returns and declarationsF158
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Inspection of returns and declarationF159
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Meaning of “election expenses”
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Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discountF162
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F1General
Candidate’s right to send election address post freeF163
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Broadcasting from outside United KingdomF164
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Broadcasting of local items during election periodF165
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Imitation poll cardsF166
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Schools and rooms for European Parliamentary election meetingsF167
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Disturbances at election meetingsF168
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Officials not to act for candidatesF169
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Illegal canvassing by police officersF170
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False statements as to candidatesF171
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Corrupt withdrawal from candidatureF172
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Payments for exhibition of election noticesF173
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Details to appear on election publicationsF174
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Prohibition of paid canvassersF175
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Providing money for illegal purposesF176
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BriberyF177
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TreatingF178
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Undue influenceF179
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Rights of creditorsF180
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Savings as to European Parliamentary electionsF181
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F1PART 3VACANCIES
Interpretation of Part 3 and computation of timeF181A
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Initial response to vacanciesF182
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Filling of vacancies from a registered party’s listF183
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MEP stood for registered party: filling vacant seat by nominationF183A
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MEP stood for two or more registered parties: filling vacant seat by nominationF183B
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Party no longer registeredF183C
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Independent candidate MEP: notice of substitutesF183D
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Independent MEP: filling vacant seat, notice of substitutesF183E
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Independent MEP: vacant seat, no notice of substitutesF183F
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By-election to fill certain vacanciesF184
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When a by-election is not neededF185
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Relevant citizens of the UnionF185A
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F1PART 4LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Interpretation of Part 4F186
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Computation of time for purposes of Part 4F187
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Method of questioning European Parliamentary electionsF188
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Presentation and service of European Parliamentary election petitionsF189
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Time for presentation or amendment of European Parliamentary election petitionF190
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Constitution of election court and place of trialF191
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Judges' expenses and reception: England and WalesF192
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Judges' expenses and reception: ScotlandF193
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Security for costsF194
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Petition at issueF195
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Trial of election issueF196
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WitnessesF197
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Duty to answer relevant questionsF198
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Expenses of witnessesF199
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Conclusion of trial of European Parliamentary election petitionF1100
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Special case for determination of the High CourtF1101
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Withdrawal of petitionF1102
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Abatement of petitionF1103
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Costs of petitionF1104
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Neglect or refusal to pay costsF1105
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Appeals and jurisdictionF1106
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Persons convicted of corrupt or illegal practicesF1107
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Application for reliefF1108
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Prosecution for corrupt practicesF1109
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Prosecutions for illegal practicesF1110
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Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practiceF1111
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Mitigation and remission etcF1112
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Illegal paymentsF1113
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Time limit for prosecutionF1114
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Prosecution of offences committed outside the United KingdomF1115
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Offences by associationsF1116
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Evidence by certificate of holding of electionsF1117
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Evidence by certificate of electoral registrationF1118
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Director of Public ProsecutionsF1119
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Rules of procedureF1120
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CostsF1121
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Services of noticesF1122
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F1PART 5MISCELLANEOUS
Translations etc. of certain documentsF1122A
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Public notices and declarationsF1123
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Remuneration for free postal services provided under the RegulationsF1124
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Application of Local Government Finance Act 1988 for European Parliamentary ElectionsF1125
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Requirement to provide information about candidate standing in other Member StateF1125A
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RevocationF1126
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Regulations revoked (31.12.2020) by The European Parliamentary Elections Etc. (Repeal, Revocation, Amendment and Saving Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1310), reg. 1, Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2019/1389, regs. 1, 2(2))