An Act to give effect to a Decision of the Council of the European Communities, 93/81/Euratom, ECSC, EEC, of 1st February 1993 having the effect of increasing the number of United Kingdom representatives to be elected to the European Parliament; and for connected purposes.
[5th November 1993]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
(1)This Act may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1993.
(2)In section 1(2) of the M1European Communities Act 1972, in the definition of “the Treaties”, and “the Community Treaties”, after paragraph (k) there shall be inserted the words “and
(l)the decision, of 1st February 1993, of the Council amending the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20th September 1976.”
(3)Section 1 of this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different purposes.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1S. 3(3) power fully exercised (15.4.1994): 1.5.1994 appointed day by S.I. 1994/1089, art. 2
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