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Representation Of The People, Northern Ireland

Made 22nd March 2022

Coming into force 23rd March 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983^f1, as applied to Northern Ireland Assembly elections by article 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Order 2001^f2 makes the following Order:

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f1: 1983 c. 2; subsection (3) was substituted by section 1(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and section 68 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22); it was amended by section 18 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). Subsection (4C) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1991 and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). Subsections (3) and (4C) were both prospectively substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) and paragraph 107 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), but neither of those substitutions has yet been brought into force.
f2: S.I. 2001/2599. Article 3 and Schedule 1 were both substituted by S.I. 2009/256. There are other amending instruments, but none is relevant to this Order.