Article 1

This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2002.

In this Order the “2001 Order” means the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001^f1.

This Order shall come into force on 1st December 2002, except for the purposes of an election where the last day for the publication of the notice of election is before that date.

This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.