3.—The Second Schedule to the Act of 1997 is amended by the substitution of the following rule for rule 90:
“90.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), on the completion of the counting of the votes the returning officer shall determine and declare the result of the poll and the candidates deemed to be elected shall thereupon stand elected.
(2) The returning officer shall not declare the result of the poll until polling has closed in the Member State whose electors are the last to vote in the relevant election.”.
