The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005

European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004

2.—(1) Amend the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004(1) as follows.

(2) In regulation 24(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse, civil partner”.

(3) In regulation 98(1)(a)(i) and (2)(a), for “husband or wife” substitute “spouse or civil partner”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (European parliamentary election rules)—

(a) in paragraph 36(2), for “husband (wife)” (in each place) substitute “spouse, civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph 40(3)(b), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse, civil partner”;

(c) in paragraph 45(2)(b)(i), after “spouses” insert “or civil partners”;

(d) in paragraph 47(2)(b)(i), after “spouses” insert “or civil partners”;

(e) in paragraph 53(2)(c)(i) and (2)(e)(i), after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”; and

(f) in the Appendix of forms, in Form A (Proxy Paper), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse, civil partner”.

(5) In Schedule 2 (Absent voting)—

(a) in paragraph 3(3)(c), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”;

(b) in paragraph 6(5), for “husband, wife” substitute “spouse, civil partner”;

(c) in paragraph 17(1)(a) and (3)(b), after “spouse” (in each place) insert “or civil partner”

(d) in paragraph 17(5), for “husband, wife,” substitute “spouse, civil partner,”; and

(e) in the Appendix of forms, in Form A (Proxy Paper), for the words “husband, wife” substitute “spouse, civil partner”.

(1)

S.I. 2004/293.