# The New Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 1998, Article 2: Interpretation


Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Order and any provision applied by this Order—
“1962 Act” means the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;
“1983 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1983;
“1985 Act” means the Representation of the People Act 1985;
“1998 Act” means the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998;
“1985 Order” means the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;
“1986 Regulations” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986;
“Assembly” means the New Northern Ireland Assembly and “Assembly election” means an election to that Assembly;
“date of the poll” refers to the date set by section 2(1) of the 1998 Act or, in the caseofa by-election, the date set by the Chief Electoral Officer under article 7(2) below; and
“elections rules” means the rules in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act, as applied by Schedule1 to this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1287/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/new-northern-ireland-assembly-elections-order-1998/article-2
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