{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-assembly-elections-and-periods-of-suspension-act-2003-consequential-modifications-no-2-order-2003/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2003/2752",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003 (Consequential Modifications No. 2) Order 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-assembly-elections-and-periods-of-suspension-act-2003-consequential-modifications-no-2-order-2003",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In relation to the election of the Assembly the poll for which is to take place on 26th November 2003, Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 (application with modifications of statutory provisions relating to elections) shall be amended as follows.\n(2) For the entry in the right-hand column in respect of section 118A (meaning of candidate) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 substitute—\n“For subsection (2)(a) substitute “(a) on 30th October 2003 if on or before that date he is declared by himself or by others to be a candidate at the election,””.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "26th November 2003 is the date specified by order of the Secretary of State (S.I. 2003/2697) as the date of the poll for the next election of the Northern Ireland Assembly."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2001/2599."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1983 c. 2; section 118A was inserted by section 135(2) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2752/article/2",
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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."
}