# The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987, Paragraph 44


In paragraph 7 (provisions as to security for costs) of Schedule 8 (election courts):
(a) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for the words “five hundred pounds” there shall be substituted “£2,500”;
(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (3) there shall be added:
“In respect of a petition relating to a local election the following provisions shall have effect in substitution for the foregoing provisions of this sub-paragraph:
‘Within the prescribed time after giving the security the petitioner shall serve on the respondent in the prescribed manner—
(a) a notice of the presentation of the petition and of the amount and nature of the security, and
(b) a copy of the petition.’.”;
(c) at the end of sub-paragraph (4) there shall be added:
“In respect of a petition relating to a local election this sub-paragraph shall have effect as if the words ‘, not exceeding five days after service of the notice,’ were omitted.”;
(d) sub-paragraph (5) shall be omitted; and
(e) at the end of sub-paragraph (7) there shall be added:
“In respect of a petition relating to a local election this sub-paragraph shall have effect as if the words “not exceeding five days” were omitted.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/168/schedule/1/paragraph/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-elections-northern-ireland-amendment-order-1987/schedule-1/paragraph-44
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