The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Notification of and removal of names of relevant citizens of the Union from the register E+W+S

20.—(1) As soon as practicable after the registration officer has entered the name of a relevant citizen of the Union in the register where he would be entitled to vote at a European Parliamentary election in pursuance of the registration, he shall send a copy of the application and declaration by virtue of which he entered the name in the register to the person shown as the representative of the State in respect of which the applicant is a national in a direction containing a list of such representatives issued by the Lord Chancellor under regulation 8(3) of the 2001 Franchise Regulations M1 .

(2) A declaration under paragraph 25(3)(b) of Schedule 1 to the [F1 2004 Act] may be cancelled at any time by the declarant.

(3) A relevant citizen of the Union registered in the register is entitled to remain so registered until—

(a) the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the date when the entry in the register first takes effect;

(b) the declaration under paragraph 25(3)(b) of Schedule 1 to the [F1 2004 Act] is cancelled under sub-paragraph (2);

(c) the citizen applies for his name to be removed,

whichever first occurs.

(4) Where the entitlement of such a person to remain registered terminates by virtue of sub-paragraph (3), the registration officer shall remove the person’s entry from the register, unless he is entitled to remain in pursuance of a further application and declaration under paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections [F2 Act].

(5) The registration officer shall remove the name of a relevant citizen of the Union from the register where the Secretary of State sends to that officer a copy of information provided by the Member State of which that citizen is a national to show that he has lost the right to vote there.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 substituted (30.1.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186), regs. 1(2), 42(3)

F2 Word in Sch. 4 substituted (30.1.2009) by The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/186), regs. 1(2), 42(2) (with reg. 42(3)(6))

Marginal Citations

M1 Regulation 8(1) was amended and Regulation 8(3) was inserted by Regulation 5(a) and (b) of S.I. 2003/1557, respectively.