125. Section 65(6) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988(1) (hereditaments to be treated as unoccupied notwithstanding use for election purposes) shall apply in relation to a European Parliamentary election as it applies in relation to a parliamentary election and as though the reference in section 65(6) to a person’s candidature included a reference to a registered party's; and as though the reference to a returning officer was a reference to a local returning officer.