Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013
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Amendment of rule 10 of Second Schedule to European Parliament Elections Act 1997 | ||
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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.”. |