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The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1987

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and extent

  3. 2.Commencement

  4. 3.Interpretation

  5. 4.Miscellaneous amendments to Act of 1962

  6. 5.Amendments to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

  7. 6.Transitional provisions for absent voters

  8. Signature

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      SCHEDULE 1

      Amendments to the Act of 1962

      1. 1.In section 32(1)(a) (corrupt and illegal practices list) the words...

      2. 2.In section 34(4) (appointment of election agent), after the word...

      3. 3.At the end of section 36(1) (offices of election agent...

      4. 4.After subsection (3) of section 37 (default in appointing election...

      5. 5.At the end of section 39(2) (payment of expenses at...

      6. 6.In section 41(2) (prohibition of unauthorised expenses) after the sum...

      7. 7.At the end of section 41(5) there shall be added...

      8. 8.At the end of section 43(1) (time for sending in...

      9. 9.At the end of section 46 (return as to expenses...

      10. 10.At the end of section 47 (declarations as to expenses...

      11. 11.At the end of section 48(1) (penalty for sitting or...

      12. 12.After section 49(1) (authorised excuses for failure as respects return...

      13. 13.At the end of section 49(2) there shall be added...

      14. 14.At the end of section 50(3) (power of court to...

      15. 15.At the end of section 52(1) (inspection of returns and...

      16. 16.At the end of section 55 (duty on and licences...

      17. 17.At the end of section 73 (attendance of Director of...

      18. 18.At the end of section 86 (punishment for corrupt withdrawal)...

      19. 19.In section 92 (further provision as to costs of petition)—...

      20. 20.At the end of section 96 (provisions applying to all...

      21. 21.At the end of section 97 (disciplinary action on report...

      22. 22.At the end of section 105 (prosecution and trial of...

      23. 23.At the end of section 106 (prosecution of offences disclosed...

      24. 24.After section 107(1) (power to except innocent act from being...

      25. 25.At the end of section 108 (penalties for corrupt practices)...

      26. 26.At the end of section 109 (penalty for illegal practices)...

      27. 27.After section 111(2) (penalties for electoral offences by officers and...

      28. 28.At the end of section 111(3) there shall be added:...

      29. 29.At the end of section 112(1) (incapacities resulting from convictions...

      30. 30.At the end of section 118 (time limit for prosecutions)...

      31. 31.At the end of section 120(4) (provisions as to Director...

      32. 32.At the end of section 129 (computation of time) there...

      33. 33.In section 130(1) (interpretation) before the definition of “Chief Electoral...

      34. 34.In rule 2 of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      35. 35.In rule 16(2)(d) of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      36. 36.In rule 21(1) of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      37. 37.Rule 24 of the local elections rules in Schedule 5...

      38. 38.In rule 25(1)(b) of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      39. 39.For rule 28 of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      40. 40.In rule 29 of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      41. 41.In rule 34(6) of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      42. 42.In rule 37(1)(b) of the local elections rules in Schedule...

      43. 43.In the Appendix of forms to the local elections rules...

      44. 44.In paragraph 7 (provisions as to security for costs) of...

      45. 45.In paragraph 12 (witnesses) of Schedule 8:

      46. 46.At the beginning of paragraph 5 (misdemeanours as to proxy...

      47. 47.In paragraph 10 (offences in connection with legal incapacity to...

      48. 48.In paragraph 11 (offences in connection with voting in person)...

      49. 49.In paragraph 12 (proxy offences) of Schedule 9:

      50. 50.For paragraph 12A (supplementary provisions about voting offences) of Schedule...

      51. 51.In paragraph 13(1)(b) (offence at meetings held with reference to...

      52. 52.At the end of paragraph 16 (failure to send certain...

      53. 53.After paragraph 24 (offences in connection with service declarations) of...

      54. 54.In paragraph 29(4) (prohibition of certain payments) of Schedule 9...

      55. 55.In paragraph 31(2) (prohibition of use of certain premises as...

      56. 56.After paragraph 32 (officials not to act for candidates) of...

      57. 57.At the beginning of paragraph 34 (attempts etc.) of Schedule...

      58. 58.In form 5 (form of declaration as to election expenses...

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      SCHEDULE 2

      Provisions substituted for Part I of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

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      SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments to Part III of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

      1. 1.In paragraph 1 (interpretation) after the definition of “issue” there...

      2. 2.For paragraph 4 (declaration of secrecy) there shall be substituted...

      3. 3.In paragraph 6(1) (marking of postal ballot paper) for the...

      4. 4.In paragraph 7 (refusal to issue postal ballot paper) for...

      5. 5.In paragraph 11 (sealing up of special lists and counterfoils)...

  9. Explanatory Note

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