Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 1129 (L. 23)
Representation Of The People
Senior Courts Of England And Wales
The European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014
Made
28th April 2014
Laid before Parliament
1st May 2014
Coming into force
22nd May 2014
The Civil Procedure Rule Committee, being the authority for the time being having power to make rules of court for the Senior Courts, in exercise of the power conferred on it by regulation 120 of the European Parliamentary Elections Regulations 2004( 1 ), makes the following Rules.
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the European Parliamentary Election Petition (Amendment) Rules 2014 and come into force on 22nd May 2014.
Amendment to the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979
2. For Rule 5(4) of the European Parliamentary Election Petition Rules 1979( 2 ) substitute—
“ (4) A petitioner, when making a payment into court on account of security for costs, may do so—
(a) if the petition relates to an electoral region other than the combined region, in accordance with rules 7 and 8(1) and (5)(b) of the Court Funds Rules 2011 ( 3 ) , or
(b) if the petition relates to the combined region—
(i) in accordance with rules 7 and 8(1) and (5)(b) of the Court Funds Rules 2011, or
(ii) at the Supreme Court Registry of the Gibraltar Supreme Court for transmission to the Court Funds Office. ”
Stephen Richards, L.J.
Peter Coulson, J.
Philip Sales, J.
Master Barbara Fontaine
His Honour Judge Martin McKenna
District Judge Michael Hovington
District Judge Christopher Lethem
Qasim Nawaz
Amanda Stevens
Andrew Underwood
Tim Lett
Kate Wellington
I allow these Rules
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
28th April 2014
S. I. 2004/293 . The Supreme Court of England and Wales was renamed as the Senior Courts of England and Wales by section 59 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , subsection (4) of which provides for any reference in an enactment, instrument or other document to the Supreme Court of England and Wales to be read, so far as necessary for continuing its effect, as a reference to the Senior Courts.
S. I. 1979/521 . There are relevant amendments in S. I. 1988/557 and 2004/1415 .