2009 No. 1118 (L.12)

Representation Of The PeopleSupreme Court Of England And Wales

The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2009

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, being the authority for the time being having power to make rules of court for the Supreme Court, in exercise of the power conferred on it by regulation 120 of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 20041, makes the following Rules—

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

These Rules may be cited as the European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2009 and come into force on 29th May 2009.

2

In these Rules—

a

“the 1979 Rules” means the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 19792; and

b

a reference to a rule by number alone means the rule so numbered in the 1979 Rules.

Amendments to the 1979 Rules

3

The 1979 Rules are amended in accordance with rules 4 and 5 of these Rules.

4

Omit rule 2(5).

5

In rule 5(2)(b)(ii), for “Commissioner for Oaths Ordinance” substitute “Commissioners for Oaths and Public Notaries Act 19533”.

Sir Anthony Clarke, M.R.Martin Moore-Bick, L.J.Michael Briggs, J.Master Barbara FontaineHHJ Stephen Stewart Q.C.District Judge Robert HillDistrict Judge Suzanne BurnDavid di MambroRichard WalfordAndrew ParkerKaty PetersDavid Grant

I allow these Rules

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Michael WillsMinister of StateMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of these Rules)

These Rules amend the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979 by replacing the reference to “Ordinance” with “Act”. The reason for the change is that Gibraltar Ordinances were renamed as Acts under the Gibraltar Constitution Order 2006.