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The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010

S.I. 2010/2977 · Made 15 December 2010 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Northern Ireland

Made 15th December 2010

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 15th day of December 2010

Present,

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council

In accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 M1 the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to this Order being laid before Parliament.

In accordance with section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 M2 a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 84(1), (1A) and (3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:

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Marginal citations

M1

2000 c. 41; amendments have been made to section 7 of this Act but those amendments are not relevant to this Order.

M2

1998 c. 47; section 84 was amended by section 34(1) of the Elections Act 2001 (c. 7).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Date of next local elections
  4. 4Amendments to the 1962 Act
  5. 5Amendments to the 1985 Order
  6. 6Amendments to the Elections Act 2001
  7. 6ASupply of date of birth lists to police and pursuant to a court order
  8. 7Access to marked registers and other documents after an election
  9. 8Revocations
  10. Signature
  11. Schedule 1: Amendments to the 1962 Act
  12. Part 1: Amendments to Part 4 (officers) and Part 6 (the election campaign)
  13. 1Paragraph 1
  14. 2Paragraph 2
  15. 3Paragraph 3
  16. 4Paragraph 4
  17. 5Paragraph 5
  18. 6Paragraph 6
  19. 7Paragraph 7
  20. 8Paragraph 8
  21. 9Paragraph 9
  22. 10Paragraph 10
  23. 11Paragraph 11
  24. 12Paragraph 12
  25. 13Paragraph 13
  26. 14Paragraph 14
  27. 15Paragraph 15
  28. 16Paragraph 16
  29. 17Paragraph 17
  30. 18Paragraph 18
  31. 19Paragraph 19
  32. 20Paragraph 20
  33. Part 2: Amendments to Part 9 (Questioning of elections) and Part 10 (Electoral misdemeanours)
  34. 21Paragraph 21
  35. 22Paragraph 22
  36. 23Paragraph 23
  37. 24Paragraph 24
  38. 25Paragraph 25
  39. 26Paragraph 26
  40. 27Paragraph 27
  41. 28Paragraph 28
  42. 29Paragraph 29
  43. 30Paragraph 30
  44. 31Paragraph 31
  45. 32Paragraph 32
  46. 33Paragraph 33
  47. 34Paragraph 34
  48. 35Paragraph 35
  49. 36Paragraph 36
  50. 37Paragraph 37
  51. 38Paragraph 38 Repealed
  52. 39Paragraph 39
  53. Part 3: Amendments to Part 11 (Miscellaneous and general)
  54. 40Paragraph 40
  55. 41Paragraph 41
  56. 42Paragraph 42
  57. 43Paragraph 43
  58. Part 4: Amendments to the Local Elections Rules
  59. 44Paragraph 44
  60. 45Paragraph 45
  61. 46Paragraph 46
  62. 47Paragraph 47
  63. 48Paragraph 48
  64. 49Paragraph 49
  65. 50Paragraph 50
  66. 51Paragraph 51
  67. 52Paragraph 52
  68. 53Paragraph 53
  69. 54Paragraph 54
  70. 55Paragraph 55
  71. 56Paragraph 56
  72. 57Paragraph 57
  73. 58Paragraph 58
  74. 59Paragraph 59
  75. 60Paragraph 60
  76. 61Paragraph 61
  77. 62Paragraph 62
  78. 63Paragraph 63
  79. 64Paragraph 64
  80. 65Paragraph 65
  81. 66Paragraph 66
  82. 67Paragraph 67
  83. 68Paragraph 68
  84. 69Paragraph 69
  85. 70Paragraph 70
  86. 71Paragraph 71
  87. 72Paragraph 72
  88. 73Paragraph 73
  89. 74Paragraph 74
  90. 75Paragraph 75
  91. 76Paragraph 76
  92. 77Paragraph 77
  93. 78Paragraph 78
  94. 79Paragraph 79
  95. 80Paragraph 80
  96. 81Paragraph 81
  97. 82Paragraph 82
  98. 83Paragraph 83
  99. 84Paragraph 84
  100. 85Paragraph 85
  101. 86Paragraph 86
  102. 87Paragraph 87
  103. 88Paragraph 88
  104. 89Paragraph 89
  105. 90Paragraph 90
  106. 91Paragraph 91
  107. Schedule 2: Amendments to the 1985 Order
  108. Part 1: Amendments to Article 6 (manner of voting)
  109. 1Paragraph 1
  110. Part 2: Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 2 (Absent voting – voting by post, by proxy and by post as proxy)
  111. 2Paragraph 2
  112. 3Paragraph 3
  113. 4Paragraph 4
  114. 5Paragraph 5
  115. 6Paragraph 6
  116. 7Paragraph 7
  117. 8Paragraph 8
  118. 9Paragraph 9
  119. 10Paragraph 10
  120. 11Paragraph 11
  121. 12Paragraph 12
  122. 13Paragraph 13
  123. 14Paragraph 14
  124. Part 3: Amendments to Part 3 of Schedule 2 (Absent voting – issue and receipt of ballot papers)
  125. 15Paragraph 15
  126. 16Paragraph 16
  127. 17Paragraph 17
  128. 18Paragraph 18
  129. 19Paragraph 19
  130. 20Paragraph 20
  131. 21Paragraph 21
  132. 22Paragraph 22
  133. 23Paragraph 23
  134. 24Paragraph 24
  135. 25Paragraph 25
  136. 26Paragraph 26
  137. 27Paragraph 27
  138. 28Paragraph 28
  139. 29Paragraph 29
  140. 30Paragraph 30
  141. Schedule 2A: Supply of date of birth lists to police and pursuant to a court order
  142. 1Interpretation
  143. 2Supply of date of birth lists to police forces and restrictions on use
  144. 3Court orders for production of date of birth lists
  145. 4Offence of failure to comply with restrictions under paragraphs 2 and 3
  146. Schedule 3: ACCESS TO MARKED REGISTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION AFTER AN ELECTION
  147. 1Interpretation and general
  148. 2Supply of the marked register or lists after a local election
  149. 3Public inspection of the marked register or lists
  150. 4Public inspection of other documents
  151. 5Restrictions on the use, supply and disclosure of documents open to public inspection
  152. 6Fees relating to the marked register or lists
  153. 7Access to the marked register or lists and other election documents: failure to comply with restrictions
  154. Explanatory note