The European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004

Amendments to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002

3.—(1) The European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002(1) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 1(2)(a) (number of MEPs and electoral regions) for “England is” substitute “the area of England and Gibraltar is”;

(3) In section 2 (voting system in Great Britain)—

(a) in the heading, at the end, insert “and Gibraltar”; and

(b) in subsection (1) for “in Great Britain” substitute “other than Northern Ireland”.

(4) In section 9(2) (double voting) after “United Kingdom” insert “and Gibraltar”.

(5) In section 11(2) (judicial determination of disqualification) for “in England, or is Wales” substitute “an electoral region in England and Wales or the combined region”.

(6) In Schedule 1 (electoral regions in England)—

(a) in the heading after “England” insert “and Gibraltar”;

(b) in paragraph 1 after “England” insert “and Gibraltar”;

(c) in paragraph 2(2) after “United Kingdom” insert “and Gibraltar”; and

(d) in column (2) of the Table in the list of areas comprising the South West electoral region, below “Isles of Scilly”, insert “Gibraltar”.

(1)

2002 (c. 24); which is amended by sections 1, 8, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, and extended to Gibraltar by section 19, of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (c. 7).