SCHEDULE 4PROXY PAPERS

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

Regulation 9

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 Regulations134–

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”.