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

Extension to Gibraltar and modification of Orders made under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

5.—(1) The following Orders shall extend to Gibraltar—

(a)the Registered Parties (Non-constituent and Non-affiliated Organisations) Order 2000(1);

(b)the Registration of Political Parties (Fees) Order 2001(2);

(c)the Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001(3);

(d)the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001(4);

(e)the Registered Parties (Non-constituent and Non-affiliated Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2002(5); and

(f)the Electoral Commission (Limit on Public Awareness Expenditure) Order 2002(6).

(2) The Registration of Political Parties (Prohibited Words and Expressions) Order 2001(7) shall have effect as if—

(a)it provided that the combined region is to be regarded as part of England for the purposes of the reference to a part of Great Britain in article 2(3)(b)(i);

(b)in article 2 after paragraph (2) there were inserted—

“(2A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply as respects a party established in Gibraltar, in connection with the registration of that party in the Great Britain register in respect of England (including the combined region), to the word “Gibraltar” or “Gibraltarian” where it is qualified by the registered name of a party which is already registered in respect of England (including the combined region).”; and

(c)in Part II of the Schedule in the appropriate places the following words and expressions were inserted—

(i)“Gibraltar”;

(ii)“Gibraltarian”; and

(iii)“combined region”.

(3) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001(8) shall have effect as if the combined region were regarded as part of England for the purposes of the reference to Great Britain in article 5.