{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/section-11J",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/electoral-law-act-northern-ireland-1962/section-11J.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": "section/11J",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "11J",
  "heading": "Transitional provision for elected members",
  "text": "(1) This section applies in relation to a member of a district council elected as a member of that council at the local general election in 2005 or at an election to fill a casual vacancy held after that election but before the coming into force of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2010.\n(2) If—\n(a) a casual vacancy to which section 11(4)(a) or (b) applies arises in the seat of such a member, and\n(b) the statement of persons nominated for the purposes of the last election to the member's seat is not readily available,\nthe Chief Electoral Officer must make the determination required by section 11B in accordance with subsection (3).\n(3) The Chief Electoral Officer must make the determination on the basis of such enquiries as the Chief Electoral Officer considers necessary as to whether the previous member—\n(a) stood as an independent when elected, or\n(b) stood in the name of a registered party when elected.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 11A-11H, 11J, 11K inserted (1.4.2010) by Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1178), arts. 1(2), 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1962/14/section/11J",
    "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."
}