2013 No. 2064

Representation Of The People

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2013

Made

Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)

The Lord President of the Council makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 20021.

In accordance with section 7(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 20002, the Lord President of the Council has consulted the Electoral Commission prior to making this Order.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2013 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2

In this Order a reference to an electoral region or constituency is a reference to that region or constituency as it is for the time being.

Revocation and savings2

The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 20083 is revoked.

Returning Officers in England3

The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region in England (including the combined region4) specified in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order shall be the person who is the acting returning officer5 at a parliamentary election for the constituency specified in the right-hand column of the Schedule.

Returning Officer for Wales4

The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Wales shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.

Returning Officer for Scotland5

The designated returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Scotland shall be the person who is the returning officer6 at a parliamentary election for the Falkirk County constituency.

Signed by the authority of the Lord President of the Council

Chloe SmithMinister for Political and Constitutional ReformCabinet Office

SCHEDULEDESIGNATED RETURNING OFFICERS FOR ELECTORAL REGIONS IN ENGLAND

Article 3

Name of Electoral Region

Name of constituency

East Midlands

Kettering

Eastern

Chelmsford

London

Lewisham, Deptford

North East

Sunderland Central

North West

Manchester Central

South East

Southampton, Test

South West

Poole

West Midlands

Birmingham, Ladywood

Yorkshire and the Humber

Leeds Central

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes and replaces the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1914). The 2008 Order appointed returning officers for the electoral regions in England, Scotland and Wales for the European Parliamentary Elections in 2009. Article 3 of, and the Schedule to, this Order designate returning officers at European Parliamentary elections for the electoral regions in England. Articles 4 and 5 designate the returning officer for such elections for the electoral regions of Wales and Scotland respectively.