The European Parliamentary Elections (Changes to the Franchise and Qualification of Representatives) Regulations 1994

Modifications in respect of first registers of relevant citizens.

18.—(1) As respects the first registers of relevant citizens of the Union as European Parliamentary electors (which, under this regulation, are to be published not later than 9th May 1994) —

(a)the provisions of Part III of these Regulations;

(b)the provisions of the Act of 1983 as applied by Part III of these Regulations; and

(c)the provisions in the Regulations of 1986, the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986 and the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986, as amended by the Schedule to these Regulations, which apply for these purposes by virtue of the amendment made by paragraph 4 of Parts I, II and III of that Schedule, respectively,

shall have effect subject to the following modifications.

(2) For section 13 (publication of registers) of the Act of 1983, as applied by regulation 9(4) above, there shall be substituted:

Registers of relevant citizens of the Union as European Parliamentary electors shall be prepared and published not later than 9th May 1994 and shall be used for elections at which the day appointed for election falls on any day after that date but before 16th February 1995.”.

(3) In regulation 10(7) above for the words from “the end of” to “those twelve months”, there shall be substituted “16th February 1995; but if he will not be of voting age on 10th May 1994”.

(4) In—

(a)regulation 29A of the Regulations of 1986 (as inserted by Part I of the Schedule to these Regulations),

(b)regulation 28A of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986 (as inserted by Part II of the Schedule to these Regulations), and

(c)regulation 29A of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986 (as inserted by Part III of the Schedule to these Regulations),

for the words “24th October” there shall be substituted “29th March 1994”.

(5) Regulations 32(2) (marking of names of new electors) and 33 (alternative form of electors lists) of the Regulations of 1986 and regulation 33 (alternative form of electors lists) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986 shall be omitted.

(6) In—

(a)regulation 35 of the Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 33 of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 35 of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

(publication of electors lists) for the words “28th November” there shall be substituted “8th April 1994” and for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted “making a copy of them, or of part of them, available for inspection at such place or places as the registration officer considers appropriate”.

(7) In—

(a)regulation 38(1) of the Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 36(1) of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 38(1) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

(notice of claims and objections) for the words from “a notice” to the end there shall be substituted—

“a notice stating—

(a)that the register of citizens of the European Union who are not Commonwealth citizens or citizens of the Republic of Ireland but who will be entitled to vote at European Parliamentary elections during the period from 10th May 1994 to 15th February 1995 will be based on the draft register;

(b)that such a citizen is not entitled to vote unless his name is included in such a register;

(c)that such citizens should inspect the draft register to see whether their names are included in it;

(d)that to do so it is useful to know in which polling district the citizen’s qualifying address is situated and that the registration officer’s staff may be able to assist in connection therewith;

(e)that, if a citizen’s name is not included in the draft register and he thinks that it should be, the person should make a claim to the registration officer not later than 22nd April 1994 on a form which he will provide;

(f)that a citizen’s name ought to be included in the draft register if he has made an application in the requisite form, he is aged 18 years or over or will be of that age not later than 15th February 1995 and that he was resident at an address in the European Parliamentary constituency on 10th October 1993 (or, in Northern Ireland, 15th September 1993 and that he was resident in Northern Ireland for the whole of the period of three months ending on that date);

(g)that a request for the alteration of any entry or an objection to the inclusion of any other person’s name must be submitted to the registration officer not later than 22nd April 1994 on a form which he will provide; and

(h)the registration officer’s address.”.

(8) In—

(a)regulation 38(2) of the Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 36(2) of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 38(2) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

the words “paragraph (b) of” shall be omitted.

(9) In—

(a)regulation 40(1)(d) of the Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 38(1)(d) of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 40(1)(d) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

(form of objections) before the words “(if so shown)” there shall be inserted “or registers of parliamentary and local government electors”.

(10) In—

(a)regulation 41(1) of the Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 39(1) of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 41(1) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

(time for making claims and objections) for the words “16th December” there shall be substituted “22nd April 1994”.

(11) In—

(a)regulation 51(1) of Regulations of 1986,

(b)regulation 49(1) of the Regulations (Scotland) of 1986, and

(c)regulation 51(1) of the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986,

(publication of register) for the words from “a copy of it” to the end there shall be substituted “a copy of it, or part of it, available for inspection at such place or places as the registration officer considers appropriate”.

(12) In regulations 51(4) of the Regulations of 1986 and the Regulations (Northern Ireland) of 1986 for the words “15th February” there shall be substituted “9th May 1994”.