{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/schedule-5/paragraph-20.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/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Notice of poll",
  "text": "(1) The returning officer shall in the statement of persons nominated include a notice of the poll, stating the day on which the hours during which the poll will be taken.\n(2) The returning officer shall also give public notice (which may be combined with the statement of persons nominated) of—\n(a) the situation of each polling station;\n(b) the description of voters entitled to vote there;\n(c) the mode in which voters are to vote; . . .\n(d) the number of councillors to be elected for each district electoral area;\nand the returning officer must as soon as practicable after giving such notice give a copy of it to each of the election agents.\n(3) The notice published under paragraph (2)—\n(a) must state that the poll at the local election is to be taken together with the poll at a parliamentary election;\n(b) must specify the relevant parliamentary constituency.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Sch. 5 rule 20(2)(c) omitted (16.12.2010) by virtue of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 57 (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 rule 20(2) inserted (16.12.2010) by Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 57 (with art. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "2001 c. 7"
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/schedule/5/paragraph/20",
    "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."
}