Article 4 Amendment to the 1985 OrderI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Part I of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order shall be amended as follows^f1—

(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,”.

Annotations

F1: Art. 4(1)(b) revoked (31.1.2024) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 6 para. 34(c); S.I. 2023/1145, reg. 4(e)(ix)

f1: Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order was substituted by article 5(5) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987.