The European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1999

SCHEDULE 4PROXY PAPERS

Regulation 9

PART IAMENDMENT OF FORM OF PROXY PAPERS IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1986 REGULATIONS AND SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1986 (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS

1.  In form D (proxy paper) in Schedule 2 to the 1986 Regulations–

(a)in the form

(i)after “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” add “EUROPEAN PARLIA MENTARY ELECTIONS ACT 1978”;

(ii)in the space above the words “Name of Proxy” insert “European Parliamentary electoral region |3dotnld|”;

(iii)after the words “*[local government]” insert “*[European Parliamentary]”;

(iv)after the words “*[electoral area]” insert “*[European Parliamentary electoral region]”, and

(v)for the words from “[any *[parliamentary election]” to “electoral area].]” substitute “[any *[parliamentary or European Parliamentary election] *[parliamentary, European Parliamentary or local government election] for the above *[parliamentary constituency and European Parliamentary electoral region] *[parliamentary constituency, European Parliamentary electoral region and local government electoral area(s)].]”; and

(b)in note 2 of the notes to the form after the words “any parliamentary” insert “, European Parliamentary” and after the words “at parliamentary” insert “and European Parliamentary”.

2.  In form C (proxy paper) in Schedule 2 to the 1986 Regulations(1)–

(a)in the form

(i)after “REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACTS” add “EUROPEAN PARLIA MENTARY ELECTIONS ACT 1978”;

(ii)in the space above the words “Name of Proxy” insert “European Parliamentary electoral region |3dotnld|”;

(iii)after the words “*[local government]” insert “*[European Parliamentary]”;

(iv)after the words “*[electoral area]” insert “*[European Parliamentary electoral region]”; and

(v)for the words from “[any [parliamentary election]” to “electoral area].]” substitute “[any *[parliamentary or European Parliamentary election] *[parliamentary, European Parliamentary or local government election] for the above *[parliamentary constituency and European Parliamentary electoral region] *[parliamentary constituency, European Parliamentary electoral region and local government electoral areas)].]”; and

(b)in note 2 of the notes to the form after the words “any parliamentary” insert “, European Parliamentary” and after the words “at parliamentary” insert “and European Parliamentary”.

Regulation 3(6)

PART IIFORM OF PROXY PAPER FOR A PROXY FOR AN ELECTOR AT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ONLY

PROXY PAPER