1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European ParliamentaryElections (Amendment) Regulations 1989.

(2) These Regulations shall not extend to Northern Ireland.

2. In the right-hand column of Schedule 1 (application with modifications of provisions of the Representation of the People Acts) to the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1986(2):

(a)in subsection (2) of section 76 (limitation of election expenses) of the Representation of the People Act 1983(3), as substituted for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections, for the words "£8,000" and "3.5p" there shall be substituted the words "£10,000" and "4.3p", respectively; and

(b)in the modification of rule 9(1) (deposit) of the rules in Schedule 1 to that Act(4), in its application for those purposes, for the words "£750" there shall be substituted the words "£1,000".

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which apply in Great Britain, amend the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 1986. They increase the maximum amount of a candidate's election expenses at a European Parliamentary election. The maximum amount of a candidate's election expenses is made up of a fixed sum (expressed in pounds) plus a sum expressed in pence (and fractions of pence) for each entry in the register of electors.

These Regulations also increase from £750 to £1,000 the sum which must be deposited with the returning officer by or on behalf of a candidate at a European Parliamentary election. A person cannot be validly nominated as a candidate at such an election unless this deposit has been made.