# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000, Paragraph 4


In relation to any time before the coming into force of section 21 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, paragraph 7(13) of Schedule 1 shall have effect as if for the definition of “nominating officer” there were substituted—
““nominating officer” means—
(a) in relation to a registered party, the registered nominating officer or a member of the Assembly nominated by him for the purpose;
(b) in relation to any other political party, the person who appears to the Secretary of State to be the leader of the party, or a member of the Assembly nominated by that person for the purpose;
“registered” means registered under the Registration of Political Parties Act 1998 or the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/32/schedule/7/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-2000/schedule-7/paragraph-4
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