# Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001, Article 2: Interpretation


Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Order and any provision applied by this Order—
“1962 Act” means the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;
“1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“1998 Act” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
“1985 Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;
“2001 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2001;
“Assembly” means the Northern Ireland Assembly and “Assembly election” means an election to that Assembly;
“date of the poll” means the date set by section 31(1) or (2) or 32(4) of the 1998 Act or, in the case of a by-election, the date set by the Chief Electoral Officer under article 7(2) below; and
“election rules” means the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act, as applied by Schedule 1 to this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110296362/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-order-2001/article-2
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