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The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/1969 · Made 19 July 2005 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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NORTHERN IRELAND

Made 19th July 2005

Coming into force 5th December 2005

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 2005

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas the Electoral Commission has been consulted in accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000f1 about this Order;

And whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998f2, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: —

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 41.

f2

1998 c. 47.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Amendment to the 1962 Act
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Amendment to the 1985 Order
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 5th December 2005.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 1985 Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985f1; and

  • “the 1962 Act” means the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962f2.

2Amendment to the 1962 ActI1

The local elections rules in Schedule 5 to the 1962 Actf1 shall be amended as follows—

(a)

in rule 32(2) (questions to be put to voters) after “wife,” (twice) insert “civil partner,”; and

(b)

in rule 36(3)(b) (voting by persons with disabilities) after “wife,” insert “civil partner,”;f2.

3I1

In paragraph 12A(4) of Schedule 9 to the 1962 Act, after “wife,” insert “civil partner,”f1.

4Amendment to the 1985 OrderI1

(1)

Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order shall be amended as followsf1—

(a)

in paragraph l(2)(c) after “spouse,” insert “civil partner”;

F1(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

in paragraph 7(1)(a) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(d)

in paragraph 7(2) after “wife,” insert “civil partner”;

(e)

in paragraph 7(3)(b) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”;

(f)

in paragraph 8(2) after “wife,” insert “civil partner”; and

(g)

in paragraph 14(2)(b) after “spouse” insert “or civil partner”.

(2)

In the Appendix to Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order, in paragraph 4 of the Form of proxy paper after “wife,” insert “civil partner,”.

Signature

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Couniil

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes amendments to the provisions relating to local elections in Northern Ireland which are consequential to the Civil Partnerships Act 2004 (c. 33).

Articles 2, 3 and 4(l)(a) to (c), (e), (g) and 4(2) give civil partners the same status as a spouse in all matters connected with the conduct of local elections in Northern Ireland.

Article 4(l)(d)and (f) amends the definition of "relative" to include civil partners.