Section 129
Northern Ireland
Without prejudice to sub-section (4) of section thirty-nine of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland), 1954, in computing any period of not more than seven days for the purposes of Parts VI and IX, a Sunday or a public holiday shall be disregarded.
F1In respect of a local election and an election petition relating to a local election the foregoing provisions shall not have effect and any period of time shall be computed as follows:
where the day or the last day on which anything is required or permitted to be done by or in pursuance of Parts VI and IX is any of the days mentioned in paragraph (b), the requirement or permission shall be deemed to relate to the first day thereafter which is not one of those days; and in computing any period of not more than 7 days for the purposes of those Parts any of the days so mentioned shall be disregarded;
the days referred to in paragraph (a) are Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve F2. . . or a public holiday.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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SI 1987/168
- F2
Words in s. 129(b) omitted (16.12.2010) by virtue of Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2977), arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1 para. 42 (with art. 1(3))
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Refs. to registration officer, returning officer or electoral officer are to be construed as refs. to Chief Electoral Officer, 1972 NI 13