{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-4A/paragraph-11H",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-4A/paragraph-11H.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/47",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/4A/paragraph/11H",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11H",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part of this Schedule “nominating officer” has the same meaning as in section 18.\n(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, a member of the Assembly is to be taken—\n(a) to belong to the political designation “Nationalist” if he is a designated Nationalist;\n(b) to belong to the political designation “Unionist” if he is a designated Unionist;\n(c) otherwise, to belong to the political designation “Other”;\nand the size of each of the political designations “Nationalist”, “Unionist” and “Other” is to be determined in accordance with section 16C(4) and (5).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4A inserted (11.3.2009) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 33), ss. 17, 31, Sch. 2 (as amended (8.5.2007) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53), ss. 8, 9, 27, Sch. 5 paras. 8-14, Sch. 6 (with s. 1(3)); S.I. 2007/1397, art. 2 (which amending Act was itself amended (27.3.2007) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 (c. 4), s. 1(1)) and as amended (11.3.2009) by Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6), ss. 44, 53, Sch. 5 paras. 2, 3; S.I. 2009/446, art. 3); S.I. 2009/448, art. 2"
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/4A/paragraph/11H",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:22:12.253813+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}