Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 3362
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2003
Made
19th December 2003
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 6(2)(b) and (3)(b) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002( 1 ), after consultation with the Electoral Commission in accordance with section 7(2)(b) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 2 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 2003 and shall come into force on the day after that on which it is made.
(2) In this Order a reference to an electoral region or a constituency is a reference to that region or constituency as it is for the time being.
Revocation
2.The European Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Order 1999( 3 ) is hereby revoked.
Returning Officers in England
3. The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region in England specified in the left-hand column of the Schedule to this Order shall be the person who is the acting returning officer at a parliamentary election for the constituency specified in the right hand-hand column of the Schedule.
Returning Officer for Scotland
4. The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Scotland shall be the person who is the returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Edinburgh South constituency.
Returning Officer for Wales
5. The returning officer at a European Parliamentary election for the electoral region of Wales shall be the person who is the returning officer at a parliamentary election for the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
Chris Leslie
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Constitutional Affairs
19th December 2003
Article 3
SCHEDULE RETURNING OFFICERS FOR ELECTORAL REGIONS IN ENGLAND
| Name of electoral region | Name of constituency |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | Northampton North |
| Eastern | Huntingdon |
| North East | Sunderland North |
| North West | Manchester Central |
| South East | Henley |
| South West | Poole |
| West Midlands | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Yorkshire and Humber | Leeds Central |