REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE PART 1 GENERAL Citation, commencement and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General application in relation to local government elections in England and Wales 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General application to Scotland 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General application to Gibraltar 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conduct of poll and count in each local counting area 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputies and assistance 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polling districts and places 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules for European Parliamentary elections and general duty of returning officers and local returning officers 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absent voting 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combination of polls 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entitlement to registration and legal incapacity to vote in Gibraltar 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modification of the 2003 Act and these Regulations for 2004 elections in relation to citizens of Accession States 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Title of returning officers and local returning officers 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments by and to returning officers and local returning officers 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inadequate performance of returning officer or local returning officer: reduction of charges 15A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taxation of returning officer’s and local returning officer’s account 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registers 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of misdescription 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discharge of registration duties 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of expenses of registration 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration appeals: England and Wales 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration appeals: Scotland 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personation 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other voting offences 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breach of official duty 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers, etc 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False statement in nomination papers 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences in connection with candidature 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement of secrecy 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition on publication of exit polls 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN Interpretation of Part 2 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of time for purposes of Part 2 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election agents of registered parties Appointment of national election agent of registered party 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of election agent by a registered party standing in one electoral region only 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of sub-agent for registered parties 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office of agents of registered parties 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of default in appointment of agents of registered parties 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election agents of individual candidates Appointment of election agent for individual candidate 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appointment of sub-agent for individual candidate 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office of election agent and sub-agent for individual candidate 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of default in election agent’s appointment 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election expenses Control of donations to individual candidates 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of expenses of individual candidates through election agent 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual candidate’s personal expenses, and petty expenses 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses of individual candidate incurred otherwise than for elections purposes 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of expenses of individual candidate not authorised by election agent 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limitation of election expenses for individual candidates 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time for sending in and paying claims: individual candidates 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disputed claims: individual candidates 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Election agent’s claim 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return as to election expenses: individual candidates 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations as to election expenses: individual candidates 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Return as to personal expenses: candidates on party lists 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penalty for failure as respects return or declarations: individual candidates 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations: individual candidates 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent of individual candidate 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publication of time and place for inspection of returns and declarations 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inspection of returns and declaration 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “election expenses” 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property, goods, services etc provided free of charge or at a discount 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Candidate’s right to send election address post free 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting from outside United Kingdom 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Broadcasting of local items during election period 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imitation poll cards 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schools and rooms for European Parliamentary election meetings 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disturbances at election meetings 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Officials not to act for candidates 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal canvassing by police officers 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . False statements as to candidates 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corrupt withdrawal from candidature 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payments for exhibition of election notices 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Details to appear on election publications 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prohibition of paid canvassers 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providing money for illegal purposes 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bribery 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treating 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undue influence 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rights of creditors 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Savings as to European Parliamentary elections 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 VACANCIES Interpretation of Part 3 and computation of time 81A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial response to vacancies 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filling of vacancies from a registered party’s list 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEP stood for registered party: filling vacant seat by nomination 83A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MEP stood for two or more registered parties: filling vacant seat by nomination 83B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Party no longer registered 83C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent candidate MEP: notice of substitutes 83D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent MEP: filling vacant seat, notice of substitutes 83E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent MEP: vacant seat, no notice of substitutes 83F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By-election to fill certain vacancies 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When a by-election is not needed 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relevant citizens of the Union 85A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Interpretation of Part 4 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computation of time for purposes of Part 4 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Method of questioning European Parliamentary elections 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presentation and service of European Parliamentary election petitions 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time for presentation or amendment of European Parliamentary election petition 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constitution of election court and place of trial 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges' expenses and reception: England and Wales 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judges' expenses and reception: Scotland 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security for costs 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petition at issue 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trial of election issue 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Witnesses 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty to answer relevant questions 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses of witnesses 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion of trial of European Parliamentary election petition 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special case for determination of the High Court 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Withdrawal of petition 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abatement of petition 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs of petition 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neglect or refusal to pay costs 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals and jurisdiction 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons convicted of corrupt or illegal practices 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application for relief 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecution for corrupt practices 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecutions for illegal practices 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitigation and remission etc 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illegal payments 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limit for prosecution 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prosecution of offences committed outside the United Kingdom 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by associations 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence by certificate of holding of elections 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evidence by certificate of electoral registration 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Public Prosecutions 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rules of procedure 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Costs 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services of notices 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS Translations etc. of certain documents 122A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public notices and declarations 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remuneration for free postal services provided under the Regulations 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of Local Government Finance Act 1988 for European Parliamentary Elections 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement to provide information about candidate standing in other Member State 125A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .