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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009 No. 848
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 and section 18(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of defects in S.I. 2009/186 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Representation Of The People
Made
*** 2009
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(5) and 7 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002(1) and sections 17 and 18 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003(2).
The Secretary of State has consulted the Electoral Commission pursuant to section 7(1) and (2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000(3) and section 17(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003.
In accordance with section 13(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002(4) and section 18(4) of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003, a draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
2002 c. 24. Section 6 of the 2002 Act was amended by section 20 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7) (“the 2003 Act”); section 7 of the 2002 Act was amended by section 22 of the 2003 Act. The provisions of the 2002 Act (other than Schedules 3 and 4) were extended to Gibraltar by section 19 of the 2003 Act.
2003 c. 7. Sections 17 and 18 were amended by S.I. 2003/1887.
2000 c. 41. Section 7(2)(a) was amended by section 15 of, and paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to, the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24).
Section 13 was amended by sections 8 and 21 of the 2003 Act.
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