The European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004 No. 366

SCHEDULE Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

31.  In section 160 (general interpretation)—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) in the definition of “qualified auditor”—

(aa) after “(2))” insert “(a)”; and

(bb) at the end insert—

“or (b) in the case of a Gibraltar party, a person who is, in accordance with section 6 of the Auditors Approval and Registration Ordinance 1998, eligible for appointment as a company auditor;”;

(ii) insert in the appropriate places—

““combined region” means the electoral region which includes Gibraltar, namely the South West electoral region;”;

““exempt Gibraltar trust donation” has the meaning given by section 162;”;

““Gibraltar court” as respects any purpose, means the court determined by or under the law of Gibraltar to be the court for that purpose;”;

““Gibraltar elector” means an individual—

(a)

who is registered in the Gibraltar register, or

(b)

if the first version of that register has not been published—

(i)

who is registered in the register of electors used for House of Assembly elections, or

(ii)

who is resident in Gibraltar, aged 16 or over and is a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the European Union (other than a Commonwealth citizen);”;

““Gibraltar party” has the meaning given by section 28(8)(d); and;”

““Gibraltar register” has the meaning given by section 14 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003”; and

(b) after subsection (5) insert—

“(6) References in this Act to a named Ordinance are to the Gibraltar Ordinance of that name.”