Schedule 1 Enabling Powers

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

(a)

sections I0A(7)^f1, 13C(2) ^f2, 53^f3 and 201(1) and (3)^f4 of, rules 24^f5 and 37(1F)^f6 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(4A) and (4B) and 10 to 13^f7 of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983; and

(b)

having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act, sections 10(4), 10A(1), 13A(1) and (2) and 13B(3) of, and rule 24 of Schedule 1 to, that Act^f8.

Any reference to a provision which has been applied by section 1(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989^f9 includes that provision as so applied.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 10A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).
f2: Section 13C was inserted by section 4 of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”).
f3: Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“1985 Act”) and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.
f4: Section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.
f5: Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act and amended by section 3(4) of the 2002 Act.
f6: Rule 37(1F) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2).
f7: Sub-paragraphs (4A) and (4B) of paragraph 1 were inserted by section 6(2) of the 2002 Act; paragraphs 10, 10A, 10B and 11 were substituted by section 9 of the 2000 Act; paragraph 11A was inserted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act; and paragraph 13(1A) was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act.
f8: Sections 10, 10A, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.
f9: 1989 c. 3; Schedule 1 was amended by Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act and section 6(2) of the 2002 Act.