# The Northern Ireland Elections (Combined Polls 2027) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“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;
“1985 Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;
“2001 Order” means the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001;
“2008 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 as applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2001 Order with the modifications set out in those provisions;
“AER” (Assembly Elections Rules) means the parliamentary elections rules as applied for the purposes of Assembly elections by article 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2001 Order with the modifications set out in those provisions;
“Assembly election” means an election of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“Chief Electoral Officer” has the meaning given in section 130(1) of the 1962 Act;
“local election” has the meaning given in section 130(1) of the 1962 Act;
“LER” means the local elections rules in Schedule 5 to the 1962 Act;
“relevant Assembly election” and “relevant local election” have the meanings given in regulation 5 and references to “relevant election” are to be interpreted accordingly;
“relevant combined document” has the meaning given in regulation 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348288179/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northern-ireland-elections-combined-polls-2027-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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