{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2018/9780111163665",
  "legislation_title": "The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-representation-of-the-people-northern-ireland-amendment-regulations-2018",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendments to the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008",
  "text": "(1) The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.\n(2) In regulation 38C(3) (anonymous registration: evidence consisting of relevant court orders or injunctions)—\n(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (p), omit “or”; and\n(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (q), insert—\n“(r) a domestic violence protection order made under section 28 of the Crime and Security Act 2010 or section 97 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015; or\n(s) a female genital mutilation protection order made under section 5A of, and paragraphs 1 or 18 of Schedule 2 to, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.”.\n(3) In regulation 38D(4) (anonymous registration: evidence by attestation)—\n(a) in each of sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), for “superintendent” substitute “inspector”; and\n(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (k) insert—\n“(l) any registered medical practitioner;\n(m) any registered nurse or midwife;\n(n) any person who manages a refuge.”.\n(4) After regulation 38D(4), insert—\n“(5) In this regulation, “refuge” means accommodation together with a planned programme of therapeutic and practical support for victims of, or those at risk of, domestic abuse or violence.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/1741."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Regulation 38C was inserted by regulation 10 of S.I. 2014/1808."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2010 c. 17."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2015 c. 9. Section 97 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 are not yet in force."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "2003 c. 31. Section 5A and Schedule 2 were inserted by section 73(1) and (2) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (c. 9)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Regulation 38D was inserted by regulation 10 of S.I. 2014/1808."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111163665/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:05:35.225856+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."
}