{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-amendment-order-2014/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-amendment-order-2014/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2014/9780111115527",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-amendment-order-2014",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 96(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nNorthern Ireland\nMade ***\nComing into force 15th September 2014\nIn accordance with section 7(1) and (2)(h) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000,the Secretary of State has consulted with the Electoral Commission prior to this Order being made.\nA draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 96(2)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(4) and (6) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, makes the following Order:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 41; there have been amendments to section 7 but they are not relevant to this Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 47; there have been amendments to section 96 but they are not relevant to this Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111115527/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:13:07.624715+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}