Paragraph 1 F1

In this Schedule—

• “the council” means the district council for Belfast;

• a “declaration against terrorism” means a declaration in the form set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, with the substitution of the words “if appointed” for the words “if elected”;

• “independent member”, in relation to a sub-group, means a member appointed under paragraph 2(4);

• “local general election” has the same meaning as in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962;

• “the partnership” means the district policing partnership for Belfast;

• “political member”, in relation to a sub-group, means a member appointed under paragraph 2(3);

• “sub-group” means a sub-group established under section 21.

In this Schedule, in relation to a sub-group and the holding of a local general election—

• “the transitional period” means the period—

  1. (a)

     beginning with the election day; and

  2. (b)

     ending with the day before the reconstitution date;

• “reconstitution date” means the date published by notice of the Board under paragraph 4(2A).

For the purposes of this Schedule an independent member of the council shall be treated as a party.