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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/217/made</dc:identifier><dc:title>The European Parliamentary Elections (Appointed Day of Poll) Order 2004</dc:title><dc:subject>General elections</dc:subject><dc:subject>Members Of The European Parliament</dc:subject><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2011-07-04</dc:modified><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE</dc:subject>
					<dc:description>This Order appoints 10th June 2004 as the day of the poll for the next general election of MEPs.</dc:description>
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<Number>2004 No. 217</Number>
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<Title>REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE</Title>
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<Title>The European Parliamentary Elections (Appointed Day of Poll) Order 2004</Title>
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<Text>Made</Text>
<DateText>29th January 2004</DateText>
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<Text>The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 4 of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002<FootnoteRef Ref="f00001"/>, hereby makes the following Order:</Text>
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<Text>This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Appointed Day of Poll) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 9th February 2004.</Text>
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<Text>The poll at the next general election of Members of the European Parliament shall be held on 10th June 2004.</Text>
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<Text>This Order appoints 10th June 2004 as the day of the poll for the next general election of MEPs.</Text>
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<Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/24" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="0024">2002 c. 24</Citation>. The 2002 Act is amended by sections 1 and 8 of, and the Schedule to, the European Parliament (Representation) Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/7" id="c00002" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2003" Number="0007">2003 (c. 7)</Citation> and section 4 of the 2002 Act was extended to Gibraltar by section 19 of the 2003 Act.</Text>
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