{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "apni/1962/14",
  "legislation_title": "Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962",
  "path": "schedule/5/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Timetable",
  "text": "(1) The proceedings at an election shall be conducted in accordance with whichever of the timetables in paragraph (2) or (3) applies for that election.\n(2) The proceedings at an election in a local election year (within the meaning of section 11(1), not being an election to fill a casual vacancy, shall be conducted in accordance with the following timetable—\nTIMETABLE\nProceeding\nTime\nPublication of notice of election.\nNot later than the 25th day before election day.\nDelivery of nomination papers.\nBetween the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any day after the day of publication of the notice of election but no later than 1 p.m. on the 16th day before election day.\nDelivery of notices of withdrawal of candidature.\nWithin the time for the delivery of nomination papers at the election.\nThe making of objections to nomination papers.\nDuring the hours allowed for delivery of nomination papers and on the 16th day before election day during the hour following.\nPublication of statement of persons nominated.\n(a) If no objections to nomination papers are made, 6 p.m. on the 16th day before election day (or as soon as practicable thereafter).\n(b) If any such objections are made, not before they are disposed of but not later than 24 hours after the last time for delivery of nomination papers.\nPolling.\nBetween the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on election day.\n(3) The proceedings at an election to fill a casual vacancy shall be conducted in accordance with the following timetable—\nTIMETABLE\nProceeding\nTime\nPublication of notice of election.\nWithin 21 days from the date on which a casual vacancy is deemed to have occurred under section 11(5).\nDelivery of nomination papers.\nBetween the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on any day after the day of publication of the notice of election but not later than 1 p.m. on the 7th day after the publication of the notice of election.\nDelivery of notices of withdrawal of candidature.\nWithin the time for the delivery of nomination papers at the election.\nThe making of objections to nomination papers.\nDuring the hours allowed for delivery of nomination papers and on the last such day during the hour following.\nPublication of statement of persons nominated.\n(a) If no objections to nomination papers are made, 6 p.m. on the 7th day after the day of the publication of the notice of election (or as soon as practicable thereafter).\n(b) If any such objections are made, not before they are disposed of but not later than 24 hours after the last time for delivery of nomination papers.\nPolling.\nBetween the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on the day fixed by the returning officer, which shall not be earlier than the 18th nor later than the 21st day after the last day for delivery of nomination papers.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 1(2) timetable substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 45(a) (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 1(2) timetable substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 45(b) (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 1(3) timetable substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 46(a) (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 1(3) timetable substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 46(b) (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 1(3) timetable substituted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 46(c) (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 rule 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), s. 19(1), Sch. 8 para. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/schedule/5/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:32:59.497504+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."
}