The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1992

• Citation: S.I. 1992/809
• Sections: 2

Section 1

(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1992.

(2) This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

(3) This Order shall come into force on 6th April 1992, except for the purposes of an application made before that date under paragraph 6(4)(b) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 which is based on receipt of a mobility allowance.

Section 2

(1) Paragraph 6 of Part I of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (additional requirements for applications on grounds of physical incapacity) shall be amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraph (4)(b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

(b) the application states that the applicant is (under section 37ZC of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975 ) in receipt of the higher rate of the mobility component of a disability living allowance (payable under section 37ZA of that Act) because of the physical incapacity specified in the application in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1).

(3) In sub-paragraph (5)—

(a) the words “either— (a)”, and

(b) paragraph (b) together with the word “, or” preceding it, shall be omitted.