European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002
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The European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (c. 24) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom governing elections to the European Parliament.
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to consolidate the European Parliamentary Elections Acts 1978, 1993 and 1999. |
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Citation | 2002 c. 24 |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom Gibraltar |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 24 July 2002 |
Commencement | 24 October 2002 |
Repealed | 31 January 2020 |
Other legislation | |
Repeals/revokes | European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 |
Repealed by | European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Act divided the United Kingdom into various regions to which were allocated a number of seats. England was divided into nine regions with a total of 71 seats, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were divided into a single region each, with 8, 5 and 3 seats respectively and for the first time allowed the participation of Gibraltar which was placed within the South West England constituency for the purpose of the elections.
The Act was repealed by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 on 31 January 2020 with the 2019 European Parliament election being the last to be held under the former legislation.