European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003

Part 3 Supplementary

25 Financial provisions

(1) There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

(a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown in consequence of this Act;

(b) any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable by virtue of paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (expenditure of the Electoral Commission in the performance of its functions); and

(c) any other increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money so provided by virtue of an Act other than this Act.

(2) There shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund any increase attributable to this Act in the sums to be charged on and paid out of that Fund under any other Act.

(3) Subordinate legislation to which this subsection applies may make provision—

(a) for sums required to meet any expenditure (other than expenditure to be met from funds provided by Gibraltar) to be—

(i) paid out of money provided by Parliament; or

(ii) charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund; and

(b) for the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

(4) Subsection (3) applies to—

(a) an order under section 12;

(b) regulations under section 17; and

(c) regulations under section 7 of the 2002 Act.

26 Functions of Lord Chancellor exercisable concurrently with Secretary of State

The functions of the Lord Chancellor under this Act are exercisable concurrently with the Secretary of State.

27 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “combined region” means the electoral region which includes Gibraltar;

• “electoral region” means an electoral region of the United Kingdom established under the 2002 Act for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections;

• “existing electoral region” means an electoral region existing immediately before the passing of this Act;

• “MEP” means a member of the European Parliament; and

• “the 2002 Act” means the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24).

(2) In this Act “enactment” means (subject to subsection (3))—

(a) a provision of an Act (whether passed before or after this Act), including a provision modified by this Act; or

(b) a provision of subordinate legislation (whenever made).

(3) In sections 13(4) and 18(3)(c) “enactment” also includes a provision of law passed or made in or for Gibraltar (whenever passed or made) and in section 13(4) it also includes a provision of Part 1 or 3 of this Act.

28 Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be cited as the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003.

(2) This Act extends to each part of the United Kingdom and to Gibraltar.

(3) Part 1, sections 9 and 10 and this Part come into force in each part of the United Kingdom on the passing of this Act but shall not come into force in Gibraltar until such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

(4) Sections 11 to 24 shall not come into force until such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

(5) Different days may be appointed under this section for different purposes.