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Part IV Counting of Votes

  1. 42Interpretation
  2. 43Place and time for, and manner of, counting of votes
  3. 44Attendance at counting of votes
  4. 45Preliminary proceedings and conduct of the count
  5. 46Rejected ballot papers
  6. 47First stage
  7. 48The quota
  8. 49Transfer of votes
  9. 50Supplementary provisions on transfer
  10. 51Exclusion of candidates
  11. 52Filling of last vacancies
  12. 53Re-count
  13. 53ABallot papers in wrong box
  14. 54Order of election of candidates
  15. 55Decisions of returning officer

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1

Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13

Notes on Schedule 5

Textual amendments

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SI 1985/454

Modifications

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Sch. 5 modified (12.12.2013) by The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3156), arts. 1(1), 10(1), Sch. (with art. 10(2)) (as amended (15.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/1116, arts. 1(1), 10(2)(4); (13.7.2020) by S.I. 2020/635, arts. 1(2), 12 (with art. 1(3)))