European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999

The Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50)

3(1)Section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (extension of franchise for European Parliamentary elections) shall be amended as follows.

(2)Omit subsection (1).

(3)In subsections (2) to (4A) for “constituency”, in each place, substitute “electoral region”.

(4)In subsection (8) for the words from “and references to the register of local government electors” to the end substitute— and references to the register of local government elections include a reference to a register of electors prepared—

(a)for the purposes of local elections, or

(b)for the purposes of municipal elections in the City of London (that is, elections to the office of mayor, alderman, common councilman or sheriff and also elections of officers elected by the mayor, aldermen and liverymen in common hall)..