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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-8/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/schedule-8/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2022/37",
  "legislation_title": "Elections Act 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022",
  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972",
  "text": "In section 3 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (qualifications)—\n(a) in subsection (1), for “or a relevant citizen of the Union” substitute “or a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights”;\n(b) in subsection (2)—\n(i) omit from ““citizen of the Union” shall” to “Ireland; and”;\n(ii) after “election” insert “; and “qualifying EU citizen” and “EU citizen with retained rights” have the same meaning as in the Representation of the People Act 1983 (see sections 203A and 203B of that Act).”",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 67(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 8 in force at 1.11.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 3(i)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 8 para. 8 in force at 7.5.2024 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 5(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/schedule/8/paragraph/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:56:13.345203+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."
}