Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014

20 Data sharing

(1) In the Representation of the People Act 1983 (“RPA 1983”), in section 53(8) (power to make regulations as to registration etc), omit “in Great Britain”.

(2) In Schedule 2 to RPA 1983 (provisions which may be contained in regulations as to registration etc)—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) omit sub-paragraphs (4A) and (4B);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (5) omit “or (4A)”;

(iii) omit sub-paragraphs (6) to (8);

(b) in paragraph 1A(1), omit “in Great Britain”;

(c) in paragraph 8C—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “or 10ZD” substitute “, 10ZD or 10A”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) omit “in Great Britain”;

(d) in paragraph 11A, omit sub-paragraph (1A);

(e) in paragraph 13, omit sub-paragraph (1ZA).

(3) In Schedule 1 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (application, with modifications, of provisions of RPA 1983 to local elections), in Part 1 (provisions applied), after “Section 53 and, in Schedule 2, paragraphs 1(2) to (5),” insert “1A,”.

(4) In the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/1741) (“the 2008 regulations”)—

(a) in regulation 41(1) (requests for information), for “the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1(4B)” substitute “any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1A(1)”;

(b) in regulation 43(1)(a) (disclosure of information), for “the purpose mentioned in paragraph 1(4B)” substitute “any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph 1A(1)”.

(5) Regulation 41 (as amended by subsection (4)(a)) and regulation 42 of the 2008 regulations are treated for the purposes of paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to RPA 1983 as having been made under that paragraph.

(6) Regulation 43 (as amended by subsection (4)(b)) of the 2008 regulations is treated for the purposes of paragraphs 1A and 13(1ZB) of Schedule 2 to RPA 1983 as having been made under those paragraphs.

(7) In consequence of the amendments made by subsection (2)(a), (d) and (e)—

(a) omit section 6 of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

(b) omit section 7 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006.