Article 2 Amendment of rule 34(6) of Local Elections Rules

Rule 34(6) of Schedule 5 to the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Local Elections Rules: voting procedure and voter identification requirements)^f1 is amended as follows.

After sub-paragraph (b) ^f2insert—

“(ba)

a passport or passport card issued by a country listed in Schedule 3 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (countries whose citizens are Commonwealth citizens)^f3;”.

After sub-paragraph (m)^f4 insert—

“(n)

an identity card bearing the Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram (a PASS card);

(o)

a badge of a form prescribed under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970^f5 or section 14 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (Blue Badge Scheme)^f6;

(p)

a Ministry of Defence Form 100 (HM Armed Forces Veteran Card).”.