The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

Notice of appeal

21.—(1) A person desiring to appeal under regulation 21(1) against the decision of a registration officer must give notice of the appeal to the registration officer within 14 days of the receipt of the notice given under paragraph 20(3) specifying the grounds of appeal.

(2) The registration officer shall forward any such notice to the appropriate county court or, in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar court in the manner directed by rules of court together in each case with a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, of his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal.

(3) In Scotland, the registration officer shall forward any such notice to the sheriff with a statement of the material facts which in his opinion have been established in the case, of his decision upon the whole case and on any point which may be specified as a ground of appeal; and he shall give to the sheriff any other information which the sheriff may require and which the registration officer is able to give.

(4) Where it appears to the registration officer that any notices of appeal given to him are based on similar grounds, he shall inform the county court, sheriff or, in Gibraltar, the Gibraltar court of this to enable the court or sheriff (if it or he thinks fit) to consolidate the appeals or select a case as a test case.