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The Local and European Parliamentary Elections (Registration of Citizens of Accession States) Regulations 2003
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Modification of the 2001 Franchise Regulations: entitlement to be registered
2. In regulation 4 of the 2001 Franchise Regulations (entitlement of relevant citizen of the Union to be registered as European parliamentary elector)—
(a)in paragraph (1)(c), after “is a relevant citizen of the Union” insert “or, subject to paragraph (1C) below, a relevant citizen of an Accession State”.
(b)after paragraph (1), insert—
“(1A) The entry in the register maintained under regulation 5(2) below for a relevant citizen of an Accession State shall, subject to paragraph (1B) below, include a mark against his name in the register consisting of the letter “Y” to indicate that he is registered as a relevant citizen of an Accession State and, before the date on which that State accedes to the European Union, he shall not be treated as an elector for any purposes other than those of an election the poll for which is held on or after that date.
(1B) Where a relevant citizen of an Accession State is registered in the register maintained under regulation 5(2) below, and that State accedes to the European Union on 1st May 2004, the mark referred to in paragraph (1A) above shall be removed from his entry in the register.
(1C) From 1st May 2004, no relevant citizen of an Accession State shall be entitled to be registered in the register maintained under regulation 5(2) below under paragraph (3)(c) unless he has become a relevant citizen of the Union following the accession to the European Union of the Accession State of which he is a national.”.
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