UKPGA-1999-1 European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (repealed) UK

appoint different days for different purposes;

include such transitional provisions and savings as the Secretary of State thinks expedient.

Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (simple majority system for Great Britain and single transferable vote system for Northern Ireland) shall be amended as follows.

For the title substitute “ System of Election, &c. ”.

Omit paragraph 1.

Omit paragraph 2(1) and (2).

In paragraph 2(3)(a), omit “(including the registration of electors and the limitation of candidates’ election expenses)”.

After paragraph 2(3) insert—.

In paragraph 2(4), omit paragraph (c).

For paragraph 3 substitute—.

For paragraph 4 substitute—.

In paragraph 5—

for “representative to”, in each place, substitute “ Member of ”,

for “constituency”, in each place where it occurs in relation to a European Parliamentary constituency, substitute “ electoral region ”,

for sub-paragraph (4) substitute—, and

in sub-paragraph (5), for “elected” substitute “ returned ”.

for “constituency”, in each place, substitute “ electoral region ”, and

for “representative to” substitute “ Member of ”.

In section 4(1) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 (double voting) for “representatives to the European Parliament” substitute “ MEPs ”.

In the following provisions of the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 for “constituency” and “a constituency”, in each place, substitute “ electoral region ”and “ an electoral region ”

section 3(1) (resettlement grants);

section 7(2) (expenses: Northern Ireland);

section 8(1) (interpretation).