26.—(1) The European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 is hereby amended by—

( a ) the substitution of "pursuant to section 25 (4) (c) of the Electoral Act, 1992 " for "either pursuant to section 13 (3) (c) of the Electoral Act, 1963 , or pursuant to that section as applied by section 8 (4) of this Act in subsection (2) (a) (ii) of section 15 (as amended by section 6 of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 ); and

( b ) the substitution of "section 25 (4) (c) of the Electoral Act, 1992 " for "section 13 (3) (c) of the Act of 1963 or pursuant to that section as applied by section 8 of this Act in rule 4 (4) of the First Schedule.

(2) Section 4 of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 is hereby amended by the substitution of "pursuant to section 25 (4) (c) of the Electoral Act, 1992 " for "either pursuant to section 13 (3) (c) of the Electoral Act, 1963 , or pursuant to that section as applied by section 8 (4) of the Principal Act," in paragraph (a) of subsection (1).