Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

Amendment of rule 10 of Second Schedule to European Parliament Elections Act 1997

11. The Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 is amended by substituting the following rule for rule 10:

“10. (1) The earliest time for receiving nominations shall be 10 a.m. on the day (disregarding any excluded day) after the latest date for the publication of the notice of election.

(2) Where a person named as a candidate on a nomination paper is a national of a Member State, other than the State or the United Kingdom, the latest time for receiving a nomination for that person shall be 12 noon on the seventh day (disregarding any excluded day) after the latest date for the publication of the notice of election.

(3) Where a person named as a candidate on a nomination paper is a citizen of Ireland or a British citizen, the latest time for receiving a nomination for that person shall be 12 noon on the fourteenth day (disregarding any excluded day) after the latest date for the publication of the notice of election.”.