The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/1804
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2014.

(2) This Order comes into force on 15th September 2014.

(3) In this Order—

“the 1983 Act ” means the Representation of the People Act 1983 ;

“the 2001 Order ” means the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 ;

“the 2008 Regulations ” means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 ; and

“the elections rules” means the Parliamentary elections rules contained in Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act.

Section 2 Amendments to Schedule 1 to the 2001 Order

(1) Schedule 1 to the 2001 Order (application with modifications of statutory provisions relating to elections) is amended as follows.

(2) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of rule 28 of the elections rules (issue of official poll cards) , omit the paragraph beginning “After paragraph (1A)” (including the inserted text).

(3) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of rule 40ZA of the elections rules (tendered postal ballot papers: anonymous entries in Northern Ireland) , insert—

In paragraph (7), for “rule 45(2) and (2A)” substitute “rule 44B(3) and (4) ".

(4) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, in the entry in respect of rule 44B—

(a) in paragraph (5), after “tendered ballot paper” insert “or tendered postal ballot paper”; and

(b) in paragraph (7), after “tendered votes list” (in both places) insert “and tendered postal votes list”.

(5) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of Schedule 2A to the 1983 Act (control of donations to candidates) insert—

Section 3 Amendments to Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order

(1) Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order (application and modification of provisions of subordinate legislation relating to elections) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading of the Schedule, after “2008 Regulations,” insert “the Donations to Candidates (Anonymous Registration) Regulations 2014,”.

(3) After the entry for regulation 81 of the 2008 Regulations (spoilt postal ballot papers) insert—

(4) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of regulation 91 of the 2008 Regulations (forwarding of documents), in the paragraph beginning “For paragraph (1)”, in paragraph (1) substituted by that paragraph—

(a) after “81(5),” insert “81A(11)”;

(b) after “name of the constituency” insert “, and the list of spoilt ballot papers and the list of tendered postal ballot papers,”; and

(c) after “those packets” insert “and lists”.

(5) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, after the entry in respect of Form A of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (elector’s official poll card), insert—

(6) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, after the entry in respect of Form B of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (proxy’s official poll card), insert—

(7) After the entry for Form N of Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (statement as to postal ballot papers) insert—