# The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 2012, Article 3: Appointment of a Commissioner


(1) Article 2(4) of the 1984 Order shall apply where a person’s appointment as a Commissioner under Article 2(1) of the 1984 Order has come to an end before the coming into force of this Order; and in such a case the appointment of a Commissioner under Article 2(4) must be made as soon as practicable after the coming into force of this Order.
(2) Where in a case to which paragraph (1) applies the order under section 50(10) of the 1972 Act referred to in Article 2(2) of the 1984 Order has been made before the coming into force of this Order, Article 2(2) of the 1984 Order is to be treated as requiring the Commissioner to submit the report referred to in Article 2(2) as soon as practicable after the Commissioner’s appointment under Article 2(4) of the 1984 Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111529430/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-district-electoral-areas-commissioner-northern-ireland-order-2012/article-3
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