The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 293

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Made

22nd March 2004

Coming into force

23rd March 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5, 6(5) and 7 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 M1 and by sections 17, 18, 23(2) and 25(3) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 M2 , being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M3 in relation to measures relating to the right of citizens of the Union to vote at and stand as a candidate at European Parliamentary elections M4 , in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the said section 2(2), after consulting the Electoral Commission pursuant to section 7(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 M5 and section 17(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, and in accordance with a recommendation of the Electoral Commission under section 8(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Instrument modified (23.3.2004) by The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/293), reg. 13, Sch. 5 paras. 4-11 (with regs. 3-5)

C2 Instrument modified (temp. from 31.7.2013 until 31.12.2014) (21.6.2013) by The Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1599), reg. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 2002 c. 24; the Act was amended by sections 1, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, and extended to Gibraltar by section 19, of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7).

M2 2003 c. 7.

M3 1972 c. 68.

M4 S.I. 1993/2661.

M5 2000 c. 41.