# Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001, Schedule 1: APPLICATION WITH MODIFICATIONS OF PROVISIONS OF THE 1983 ACT, THE ELECTIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ACT 1985 AND THE 1985 ACT


Provision applied
Modifications
THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT 1983
In section 18 (polling districts and places at parliamentary elections), subsections (1), (7) and (9)
Section 23 (rules for parliamentary elections)
Section 29 (payments by and to returning officer)
Omit subsection (1) and (2).
In subsection (5), for the words from “charged on” to “before”, substitute “paid by the Secretary of State on an account being submitted to him, but he may, if he thinks fit, before”.
Omit subsection (6).
Omit subsection (9).
Section 30 (taxation of returning officer’s account)
Section 49 (effect of registers)
In subsection (5)(b)(iv) for “a local government” substitute “an”.
Section 50 (effect of misdescription)
In section 52 (discharge of registration duties), subsection (5)
Omit the words from “Subsection” to “but”.
Section 54 (payment of registration expenses)
Section 60 (personation)
Section 61 (other voting offences)
In paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) omit the words “or at parliamentary or local government elections” and “or, as the case may be, at elections of that kind”.
Section 63 (breach of official duty)
In subsection (3)—
(a) omit paragraphs (a) and (c);
(b) in paragraph (b) omit the words “sheriff clerk”; and
(c) in paragraph (e) for the words “(a) to (d)” substitute “(b) and (d)”.
Section 65 (tampering with nomination papers, ballot papers etc.)
Section 65A (false statements in nomination papers etc.)
Section 66 (requirement of secrecy)
Section 66A (prohibition on publication of exit polls)
Section 67 (appointment of election agent)
Section 68 (nomination of sub-agent at parliamentary elections)
Section 69 (office of election agent and sub-agent)
Section 70 (effect of default in election agent’s appointment)
Section 71A (control of donations to candidates)
Section 73 (payment of expenses through election agent)
Section 74 (candidate’s personal expenses and petty expenses)
Section 74A (expenses incurred otherwise than for election purposes)
Section 75 (prohibition of expenses not authorised by election agent)
Omit subsection (4).
Section 76 (limitation of election expenses)
Section 77 (expenses limit for joint candidates at local election)
In subsection (1), for the words “a local government” substitute “an Assembly”.
Section 78 (time for sending in and paying claims)
Section 79 (disputed claims)
Section 80 (election agent’s claim)
Section 81 (return as to election expenses)
Section 82 (declarations as to election expenses)
Section 83 (where no return and declarations needed at parliamentary elections)
Section 84 (penalty for failure as respects returns or declarations)
Section 86 (authorised excuses for failures as to return and declarations)
Section 87 (court’s power to require information from election agent or sub-agent)
Section 87A (duty of appropriate officer to forward returns and declarations to Electoral Commission)
Omit subsection (1) and in subsection (2) for the words from “any election” to “above” substitute “an Assembly election”.
Section 88 (publication of time and place for inspection of returns and declarations)
Section 89 (inspection of returns and declarations)
In subsections (1) and (2), for the words “two years”, in each place where they occur, substitute “12 months”.
Section 90A (meaning of election expenses)
Section 90B (incurring of election expenses for the purpose of section 90A)
Section 90C (property, goods and services etc. provided free of charge or at a discount)
Section 91 (candidate’s right to send election address post free)
Section 92 (broadcasting from outside United Kingdom)
Section 93 (broadcasting of local items during election period)
Omit any reference to Sianel Pedwar Cymru.
For subsection (5), substitute the following subsection:
“(5) For the purposes of subsection (1) “the election period” in relation to an Assembly election means the period beginning with the last date on which notice of election may be published in accordance with the elections rules and ending with the date of the poll.”.
Section 94 (imitation poll cards)
Section 97 (disturbances at election meetings)
For subsection (2), substitute the following subsection:
“(2) This section applies to a political meeting held in any constituency in connection with an Assembly election on any date between the last date on which notice of an election may be published in accordance with the elections rules and the date of the poll.”.
Section 98 (premises not affected for rates)
Section 99 (officials not to act for candidates)
Section 100 (illegal canvassing by police officers)
Section 106 (false statements as to candidates)
Section 107 (corrupt withdrawal from candidature)
Section 109 (payments for exhibition of election notices)
Section 110 (printer’s name and address on election publications)
Section 111 (prohibition of paid canvassers)
Section 112 (providing money for illegal purposes)
Section 113 (bribery)
Section 114 (treating)
Section 115 (undue influence)
Section 116 (rights of creditors)
Section 117 (savings as to parliamentary elections)
Section 118 (interpretation of Part II)
Section 118A (meaning of candidate)
In subsection (2)—
(a) for “Parliament” substitute “the Assembly” and
(b) for the words “the writ for the election is issued” substitute “the election is held”.
Section 119 (computation of time for purposes of Part II)
Section 120 (method of questioning parliamentary election)
Section 121 (presentation and service of parliamentary election petition)
Section 122 (time for presentation or amendment of parliamentary election petition)
In subsection (1), for the words from “the return” to the end substitute “the day on which the relevant result was declared in accordance with rule 50 of the elections rules”.
In subsection (2), for the words “that return” substitute “that declaration of the result of the election”.
Section 123 (constitution of election court and place of trial)
Section 124 (judges' expenses and reception: England and Wales and Northern Ireland)
For “the Treasury” substitute “the Secretary of State”.
Section 126 (attendance of the House of Commons shorthand writer)
In subsection (1), for the words “The shorthand writer of the House of Commons or his deputy” substitute “A shorthand writer”.
In subsection (2), for the word “Speaker” substitute “Chief Electoral Officer”.
In subsection (3), omit the words “In Scotland” and for the words “section 125” substitute “section 124”.
Section 136 (security for costs)
Section 137 (petition at issue)
Section 138 (list of petitions)
In subsection (3), omit the words from the beginning of the subsection to “local government Act”.
Section 139 (trial of petition)
In subsection (3) omit the words from “the acceptance” to “notwithstanding”, in the third place where it occurs.
Section 140 (witnesses)
Section 141 (duty to answer relevant questions)
Section 143 (expenses of witnesses)
Section 144 (conclusion of trial of parliamentary election petition)
In subsections (2), (4) and (6), for the word “Speaker”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “Chief Electoral Officer”.
Omit subsections (5) and (7).
Section 146 (special case for determination of High Court)
In subsection (2), for the word “Speaker” substitute “Chief Electoral Officer”.
Section 147 (withdrawal of petition)
Section 154 (costs of petition)
Section 155 (neglect or refusal to pay costs)
Section 156 (further provision as to costs)
Section 157 (appeals and jurisdiction)
For subsection (2), substitute the following subsection:
“(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made under it, the principles, practice and rules on which election courts act in dealing with parliamentary election petitions shall be observed, so far as may be, by the High Court and election court in the case of election petitions relating to Assembly elections.”.
Section 158 (report as to candidate guilty of a corrupt or illegal practice)
Section 159 (candidate reported guilty of corrupt or illegal practice)
Section 160 (persons reported personally guilty of corrupt or illegal practices)
In subsection (4)—
(a) after the word “Kingdom” insert “or local election”; and
(b) after the word “Commons”, in each place where it occurs, insert “or the Assembly”.
Omit subsection (6)
Section 161 (justice of the peace)
Section 162 (member of legal and certain other professions)
Section 163 (holder of licence or certificate under the Licensing Acts)
Section 164 (avoidance of election for general corruption etc.)
Section 165 (avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent)
In section 166 (votes to be struck off for corrupt or illegal practices) subsections (2) and (3)
Section 167 (application for relief)
Section 168 (prosecutions for corrupt practices)
Section 169 (prosecutions for illegal practices)
Section 170 (conviction of illegal practice on charge of corrupt practice etc.)
Section 173 (incapacities on conviction of corrupt or illegal practice)
In subsection (1)—
(a) after the word “Kingdom” insert “or local election”; and
(b) after the word “Commons”, in each place where it occurs, insert “or the Assembly”.
In subsection (7)—
(a) for the words from “House” to “elective office” substitute “Assembly”; and
(b) for the words from “Parliament” to “that office” substitute “the Assembly”.
Omit subsection (10).
Section 174 (mitigation and remission etc.)
Section 175 (illegal payments etc.)
Section 176 (time limit for prosecutions)
Section 178 (prosecution of offences committed outside United Kingdom)
Section 179 (offences by associations)
Section 180 (evidence by certificate of holding of elections)
Section 180A (evidence by certificate of electoral registration)
Section 181 (Director of Public Prosecutions)
Section 183 (costs)
Section 184 (service of notices)
Section 185 (interpretation of Part III)
Section 186 (computation of time for purposes of Part III)
Section 200 (public notices, and declarations)
Section 200A (remuneration for free postal services provided under Act)
In subsection (3), for the words from “charged” to the end substitute “paid by the Secretary of State”.
Section 202 (general provisions as to interpretation)
Section 205 (general application to Northern Ireland)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2001/0110296362/schedule/1n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-order-2001/schedule-1n1
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