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3.General application in relation to local government elections in England and Wales
9.Rules for European Parliamentary elections and general duty of returning officers and local returning officers
12.Entitlement to registration and legal incapacity to vote in Gibraltar
13.Modification of the 2003 Act and these Regulations for 2004 elections in relation to citizens of Accession States
15.Payments by and to returning officers and local returning officers
16.Taxation of returning officer’s and local returning officer’s account
43.Payment of expenses of individual candidates through election agent
44.Individual candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses
45.Expenses of individual candidate incurred otherwise than for elections purposes
46.Prohibition of expenses of individual candidate not authorised by election agent
47.Limitation of election expenses for individual candidates
48.Time for sending in and paying claims: individual candidates
52.Declarations as to election expenses: individual candidates
53.Return as to personal expenses: candidates on party lists
54.Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations: individual candidates
55.Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations: individual candidates
56.Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent of individual candidate
57.Duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission
58.Publication of time and place for inspection of returns and declarations
61.Incurring of election expenses for purposes of regulation 60
62.Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discount
89.Presentation and service of European Parliamentary election petitions
90.Time for presentation or amendment of European Parliamentary election petition
100.Conclusion of trial of European Parliamentary election petition
111.Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice
115.Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RULES
Directions as to printing the ballot paper
4.The words “Election for the European Parliament”, the name of...
5.No horizontal rule shall be printed on the face except—...
7.The space on the ballot paper between the horizontal rule...
8.Where a registered emblem of a registered political party is...
10.The words “Election for the European Parliament” shall appear in...
12.The word “one” in the statement referred to in paragraph...
13.No other capitals shall be used except initial capitals for...
15.The description of individual candidates shall appear in ordinary type....
Form of declaration to be made by the companion of a voter with disabilities
15.Additional requirement for applications for the appointment of a proxy
16.Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period on grounds of physical incapacity or blindness
17.Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote for a definite or indefinite period based on occupation, service, employment or attendance on a course
18.Additional requirements for applications for a proxy vote in respect of a particular election
PART 3 ISSUE AND RECEIPT OF POSTAL BALLOT PAPERS
MODIFICATION OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RULES FOR COMBINED POLLS
1.This Part of this Schedule applies in the circumstances set...
6.After paragraph (1) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
7.After paragraph (4) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
8.For paragraph (7) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
9.In paragraph (1)(b) of rule 31 (appointment of polling and...
11.In rule 32(b) (notification of requirement of secrecy) the words...
12.In rule 33(1) (admission to polling stations), at the end...
13.In question (ii) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph...
21.Omit rules 45 (attendance at verification of the ballot paper...
22.For paragraph (1) of rule 47 (attendance at counting of...
26.In paragraph (1) of rule 59 (retention of documents) omit...
1.This Part of this Schedule applies in the circumstances set...
5.After paragraph (1) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
6.After paragraph (4) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
7.For paragraph (7) of rule 30 (equipment of polling stations)...
8.In paragraph (1)(b) of rule 31 (appointment of polling and...
10.In rule 32(b) (notification of requirement of secrecy) the words...
11.In question (ii) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph...
19.Omit rules 45 (attendance at verification of the ballot paper...
20.For paragraph (1) of rule 47 (attendance at counting of...
23.In paragraph (1) of rule 59 (retention of documents) omit...
ENTITLEMENT TO REGISTRATION AND LEGAL INCAPACITY TO VOTE IN GIBRALTAR
MODIFICATIONS FOR RELEVANT CITIZENS OF THE ACCESSION STATES IN 2004
1.This Schedule applies in the circumstances set out in regulation...
3.In section 27(1) (interpretation) of the 2003 Act insert, at...
4.In regulation 2, in the definition of “elector”, after the...
6.In regulation 24(1), for the words “For the purposes of...
8.In paragraph 12(3)(e) of Schedule 4, after “relevant citizen of...
9.In paragraph 18(d) of Schedule 4, after “relevant citizen of...
10.In paragraph 19(1)(b) of Schedule 4, after “relevant citizen of...
11.In paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 (notification of and removal...
CONTROL OF DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES
USE FOR EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION MEETINGS OF ROOMS IN SCHOOL PREMISES AND OF MEETING ROOMS
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