UKPGA-2003-7 European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 (repealed) UK

Current to 2022-01-13

Contents
preamble

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Part 1

Changes in total number of United Kingdom MEPs

Preliminary

s. 1 — Electoral regions in the United Kingdom

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Electoral Commission recommendations relating to changes in total number of United Kingdom MEPs

s. 2 — References to changes under EU law

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s. 3 — Recommendations by Electoral Commission as to the distribution of United Kingdom MEPs

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s. 4 — Section 3: meaning of “elector”

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Implementation of changes in total number of United Kingdom MEPs

s. 5 — Orders implementing changes

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s. 6 — Section 5: supplementary

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Supplementary

s. 7 — Periodic reviews of distribution of MEPs

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s. 8 — Consequential amendments

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Part 2

Gibraltar

New combined electoral region

s. 9 — Combination of Gibraltar with existing electoral region

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s. 10 — Electoral Commission recommendation as to the electoral region to be combined with Gibraltar

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s. 11 — Establishment of combined region

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s. 12 — Power to make consequential etc provision

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s. 13 — Sections 11 and 12: supplementary

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Electoral registration and voting in Gibraltar

s. 14 — The Gibraltar register

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s. 15 — Gibraltar franchise for European Parliamentary elections

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s. 16 — Entitlement to be registered in Gibraltar

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s. 17 — Regulations relating to sections 14 to 16

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s. 18 — Section 17: supplementary

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Miscellaneous provisions

s. 19 — Extension of 2002 Act to Gibraltar

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s. 20 — Returning officers

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s. 21 — Disqualification from office of MEP

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s. 22 — European Parliamentary elections regulations

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s. 23 — Jurisdiction of courts

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s. 24 — Effect of statutory powers on capacity of Gibraltar legislature

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Part 3

Supplementary

s. 25 — Financial provisions

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s. 26 — Functions of Lord Chancellor exercisable concurrently with Secretary of State

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s. 26A — Functions of the Minister for the Cabinet Office

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s. 27 — Interpretation

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s. 28 — Short title, extent and commencement

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Sch 1

Schedule 1A to the 2002 Act

Paragraph

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