Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013
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PART 2 European Parliament Elections | ||
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Amendment of section 2 of European Parliament Elections Act 1997 | ||
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3. Section 2 of the European Parliament Elections Act 1997 is amended, in subsection (1)— | ||
(a) by substituting “Articles 6, 7 and 13” for “Articles 7, 10 and 13” in the definition of “competent administrative authority”, and | ||
(b) by substituting the following definition for the definition of “the Directive”: | ||
“ ‘Directive’ means Council Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 19932 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, as amended by Council Directive 2013/1/EU of 20 December 2012 amending Directive 93/109/EC as regards certain detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals;”. | ||