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Paragraph 13

(1)

A person who commits an offence underF1 Article 7(2) of the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

(a)

at a political meeting held with reference to a parliamentary election for any constituency between the date of the issue of the writ and the date on which a return to the writ is made; or

(b)

at a meeting in any local government electoral area with reference to a local election for that area, heldF2 in the period beginning with the last day on which notice of election may be published under rule 1 of the local elections rules and ending with the day of election;

shall be guilty of an illegal practice in relation to that election.

Subs.(2) rep. by 1981 NI 17

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

1987 NI 7

F2

SI 1987/168

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 NINTH

Textual amendments

F1

mod. SI 2003/1557