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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-assembly-elections-forms-order-2015/article-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/222",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Forms) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-assembly-elections-forms-order-2015",
  "path": "article/3",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order (application and modification of provisions of subordinate legislation relating to elections) is amended as follows.\n(2) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of regulation 12 of the 2008 Regulations (device referred to in rule 29(3A)(b) of the parliamentary elections rules), insert—\n“In paragraph (7) for the words “mark a cross” substitute “record his vote”.”.\n(3) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form A of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (elector’s official poll card), for both paragraphs of the existing text substitute—\n“For the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.\nFor the words “UK or Irish passport” substitute “UK, Irish or EU passport”.”.\n(4) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form A1 of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (elector’s official postal poll card), insert—\n“For the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.”.\n(5) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form B of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (proxy’s official poll card), insert—\n“For the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.\nFor the words “UK or Irish passport” substitute “UK, Irish or EU passport”.”.\n(6) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form B1 of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (proxy’s official postal poll card), insert—\n“For the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.”.\n(7) After the entry in respect of Form D of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (declaration as to expenses required by section 75 of the 1983 Act), insert—\n“\nForm E (proxy paper)\nFor the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.\n”.\n(8) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form F of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (certificate of employment), before the existing paragraph insert—\n“For the words “UK Parliamentary” substitute “Northern Ireland Assembly”.”.\n(9) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form L of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (declaration of identity), for the existing text substitute—\n“For the form substitute the form set out in the Annex to this Schedule.”.\n(10) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Form M of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (declaration of identity (combined polls)), for the existing text substitute—\n“For the form substitute the form set out in the Annex to this Schedule.”.\n(11) At the end of the Schedule, insert the Annex in Schedule 5 to this Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Schedule 2 was substituted in its entirety by S.I. 2009/256."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The entry in respect of Form A1 was inserted by S.I. 2014/1804."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The entry in respect of Form B1 was inserted by S.I. 2014/1804."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The entry in respect of Form F was amended by S.I. 2010/2892."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/222/article/3",
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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."
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