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3. At the end of rule 4 (interpretation) of—
(a)the Local Elections (Principal Areas) Rules 1986(1),
(b)the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986(2), and
(c)the Scottish Local Elections Rules 1986(3),
in each case there shall be inserted:
“, and “citizen of the Union” shall be construed in accordance with Article 8.1 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (as amended by Title II of the Treaty on European Union), and “relevant citizen of the Union” means such a citizen who is not a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.”.
4. In the form of candidate’s consent to nomination in the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 2 to each of the Rules of 1986 referred to in paragraph 3(a) and (b) of this Schedule, for the words “or citizen of the Republic of Ireland” there shall be substituted “, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a citizen of another Member State of the European Community”.
5. In the form of nomination paper in the Appendix of Forms in Schedule 2 to the Rules referred to in paragraph 3(c) of this Schedule, for the words from “British” to “Republic” in both places where they occur there shall be inserted “Commonwealth citizen or citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a citizen of another Member State of the European Community”.
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