European Parliament Elections Act 1997

Notice of the poll.

49. F85[(1)] Where a European election is adjourned for the purpose of taking a poll, the returning officer shall, as soon as practicable after the adjournment, give public notice (in this Schedule referred to as “the notice of poll”) of —

(a) the day on which and the hours during which the poll will be taken,

(b) the names and descriptions of the candidates standing nominated as entered in their nomination papers and of the proposers, if any,

(c) any replacement candidates list duly presented at the election (being such a list which is not withdrawn, deemed under rule 19(5) to have been withdrawn or ruled by the returning officer as being invalid) and the name of the registered political party or non-party candidate by whom such list was presented together with the reference assigned to the list under rule 18(7)(a) and the name and address or names and addresses of any person or persons nominated by entry thereon to be replacement candidates as entered on such list and, if there are more than one, in the same order as that in which they appear on such list, and

(d) the order in which the names of the said candidates will appear on the ballot papers.

F86[(2) Where an order is made under section 10(1A) the returning officer for the constituency in which the island is situated shall, as soon as may be after it is made, give public notice in the polling district in which the island is situated stating the day appointed under section 10(1)(a) on which, and the period shortened by the order under section 10(1A) during which, the poll shall be taken on the island.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F85

Renumbered (13.10.2022) by Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 205(b)(ii)(I), S.I. No. 512 of 2022.

F86

Inserted (13.10.2022) by Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 205(b)(ii)(II), S.I. No. 512 of 2022.