European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002

1. Introductory Text

2. Introductory

   1. 1. Electoral regions and number of MEPs

3. General elections

   1. 2. Voting system in Great Britain

   2. 3. Voting system in Northern Ireland

   3. 4. Date of elections

4. Vacant seats

   1. 5. Filling vacant seats

5. Conduct of elections

   1. 6. Returning officers

   2. 7. Regulation-making powers: general

6. Entitlement to vote

   1. 8. Persons entitled to vote

   2. 9. Double voting

7. Entitlement to be MEP

   1. 10. Disqualification

   2. 11. Judicial determination of disqualification

8. European Parliament

   1. 12. Ratification of treaties

9. Supplementary

   1. 13. Regulations and orders

   2. 14. Transitional provisions

   3. 15. Consequential amendments

   4. 16. Repeals and revocation

10. General

    1. 17. Interpretation

    2. 18. Short title and commencement

11. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

       Electoral regions in England

       1. 1. Electoral regions

       2. 2. (1) A reference in the Table to a local government...

       3. 3. Number of MEPs for each region

       4. 4. (1) Each registration officer is to notify the Secretary of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Transitional provisions

       1. 1. The repeal and re-enactment of provisions in this Act does...

       2. 2. Anything done, or having effect as if done, under or...

       3. 3. A reference, express or implied, in this Act, another enactment...

       4. 4. (1) A reference, express or implied, in any enactment, instrument...

       5. 5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 have effect in place of section...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Consequential amendments

       1. 1. European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68)

       2. 2. Juries Act 1974 (c. 23)

       3. 3. Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/2143)

       4. 4. European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50)

       5. 5. Broadcasting Act 1996 (c. 55)

       6. 6. Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

       7. 7. Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)

       8. 8. Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Repeals and revocations

    5. TABLE OF ORIGINS

       1. 1. Notes:

       2. 2. The following abbreviations are used in the Table:—

       3. Acts of Parliament

       4. Subordinate Legislation

          1. 3. The Table does not separately acknowledge the provisions of section...

          2. 4. Where the Act incorporates the effect of subordinate legislation, the...