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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2010/schedule-2/paragraph-10",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2010/9780111503232",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-local-elections-northern-ireland-order-2010",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 8 (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular election) is amended as follows.\n(2) In sub-paragraph (2)(d)—\n(a) for “any” substitute “more than one”; and\n(b) at the end insert “or another election in Northern Ireland the poll for which is taking place on the same day”.\n(3) In sub-paragraph (3)(e)—\n(a) for “any” substitute “more than one”; and\n(b) at the end insert “or another election in Northern Ireland the poll for which is taking place on the same day”.\n(4) In sub-paragraph (4)(a) omit “physically”.\n(5) In sub-paragraph (4)(c) after “by” insert “a person who is registered in the register and who is”.\n(6) For sub-paragraph (5)(a) substitute—\n“(a) his name and address, that he is treating the applicant in connection with the illness specified in sub-paragraph (4) or that the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of that illness, and the qualification by virtue of which he is authorised to attest it;”.\n(7) At the end of sub-paragraph (5)(a) omit “and”.\n(8) After sub-paragraph (5)(a) insert—\n“(aa) that he is registered in the register; and”.\n(9) In sub-paragraph (5)(b) omit “physical”.\n(10) In sub-paragraph (6)(d) after “by” insert “a person who is registered in the register and who is”.\n(11) For sub-paragraph (7)(a) substitute—\n“(a) his name and address, that he is treating the applicant in connection with the circumstances set out in sub-paragraph (1) or that the applicant is receiving care from him in respect of those circumstances, and the qualification by virtue of which he is authorised to attest it;”.\n(12) After sub-paragraph (7)(a) insert—\n“(aa) that he is registered in the register;\n(ab) that to the best of his knowledge and belief—\n(i) the applicant is suffering from the illness or other health-related matter specified in the application;\n(ii) that he will be or is likely to be so suffering on the date of the poll; and\n(iii) that in those circumstances he cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at his allotted polling station; and”.\n(13) In paragraph 8(8)(d) omit “chief”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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