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The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010

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Draft 2010, ISBN 9780111503232

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Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Northern Ireland

Made ***

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the *** day of ***

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f1 the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to this Order being laid before Parliament.

In accordance with section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998f2 a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 84(1), (1A) and (3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

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Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 41; amendments have been made to section 7 of this Act but those amendments are not relevant to this Order.

f2

1998 c. 47; section 84 was amended by section 34(1) of the Elections Act 2001 (c. 7).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Date of next local elections
  4. 4Amendments to the 1962 Act
  5. 5Amendments to the 1985 Order
  6. 6Amendments to the Elections Act 2001
  7. 7Access to marked registers and other documents after an election
  8. 8Revocations
  9. Signature
  10. Schedule 1: Amendments to the 1962 Act
  11. Part 1: Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)
  12. 1Paragraph 1
  13. 2Paragraph 2
  14. 3Paragraph 3
  15. 4Paragraph 4
  16. 5Paragraph 5
  17. 6Paragraph 6
  18. 7Paragraph 7
  19. 8Paragraph 8
  20. 9Paragraph 9
  21. 10Paragraph 10
  22. 11Paragraph 11
  23. 12Paragraph 12
  24. 13Paragraph 13
  25. 14Paragraph 14
  26. 15Paragraph 15
  27. 16Paragraph 16
  28. 17Paragraph 17
  29. 18Paragraph 18
  30. 19Paragraph 19
  31. 20Paragraph 20
  32. Part 2: Amendments to Part 9 (Questioning of elections) and Part 10 (Electoral misdemeanours)
  33. 21Paragraph 21
  34. 22Paragraph 22
  35. 23Paragraph 23
  36. 24Paragraph 24
  37. 25Paragraph 25
  38. 26Paragraph 26
  39. 27Paragraph 27
  40. 28Paragraph 28
  41. 29Paragraph 29
  42. 30Paragraph 30
  43. 31Paragraph 31
  44. 32Paragraph 32
  45. 33Paragraph 33
  46. 34Paragraph 34
  47. 35Paragraph 35
  48. 36Paragraph 36
  49. 37Paragraph 37
  50. 38Paragraph 38
  51. 39Paragraph 39
  52. Part 3: Amendments to Part 11 (Miscellaneous and general)
  53. 40Paragraph 40
  54. 41Paragraph 41
  55. 42Paragraph 42
  56. 43Paragraph 43
  57. Part 4: Amendments to the Local Elections Rules
  58. 44Paragraph 44
  59. 45Paragraph 45
  60. 46Paragraph 46
  61. 47Paragraph 47
  62. 48Paragraph 48
  63. 49Paragraph 49
  64. 50Paragraph 50
  65. 51Paragraph 51
  66. 52Paragraph 52
  67. 53Paragraph 53
  68. 54Paragraph 54
  69. 55Paragraph 55
  70. 56Paragraph 56
  71. 57Paragraph 57
  72. 58Paragraph 58
  73. 59Paragraph 59
  74. 60Paragraph 60
  75. 61Paragraph 61
  76. 62Paragraph 62
  77. 63Paragraph 63
  78. 64Paragraph 64
  79. 65Paragraph 65
  80. 66Paragraph 66
  81. 67Paragraph 67
  82. 68Paragraph 68
  83. 69Paragraph 69
  84. 70Paragraph 70
  85. 71Paragraph 71
  86. 72Paragraph 72
  87. 73Paragraph 73
  88. 74Paragraph 74
  89. 75Paragraph 75
  90. 76Paragraph 76
  91. 77Paragraph 77
  92. 78Paragraph 78
  93. 79Paragraph 79
  94. 80Paragraph 80
  95. 81Paragraph 81
  96. 82Paragraph 82
  97. 83Paragraph 83
  98. 84Paragraph 84
  99. 85Paragraph 85
  100. 86Paragraph 86
  101. 87Paragraph 87
  102. 88Paragraph 88
  103. 89Paragraph 89
  104. 90Paragraph 90
  105. 91Paragraph 91
  106. Schedule 2: Amendments to the 1985 Order
  107. Part 1: Amendments to Article 6 (manner of voting)
  108. 1Paragraph 1
  109. Part 2: Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Absent voting – voting by post, by proxy and by post as proxy)
  110. 2Paragraph 2
  111. 3Paragraph 3
  112. 4Paragraph 4
  113. 5Paragraph 5
  114. 6Paragraph 6
  115. 7Paragraph 7
  116. 8Paragraph 8
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. 10Paragraph 10
  119. 11Paragraph 11
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. 13Paragraph 13
  122. 14Paragraph 14
  123. Part 3: Amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 2 (Absent voting – issue and receipt of ballot papers)
  124. 15Paragraph 15
  125. 16Paragraph 16
  126. 17Paragraph 17
  127. 18Paragraph 18
  128. 19Paragraph 19
  129. 20Paragraph 20
  130. 21Paragraph 21
  131. 22Paragraph 22
  132. 23Paragraph 23
  133. 24Paragraph 24
  134. 25Paragraph 25
  135. 26Paragraph 26
  136. 27Paragraph 27
  137. 28Paragraph 28
  138. 29Paragraph 29
  139. 30Paragraph 30
  140. Schedule 3: ACCESS TO MARKED REGISTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION AFTER AN ELECTION
  141. 1Interpretation and general
  142. 2Supply of the marked register or lists after a local election
  143. 3Public inspection of the marked register or lists
  144. 4Public inspection of other documents
  145. 5Restrictions on the use, supply and disclosure of documents open to public inspection
  146. 6Fees relating to the marked register or lists
  147. 7Access to the marked register or lists and other election documents: failure to comply with restrictions
  148. Explanatory note