Statutory Instruments
1972 No. 1998 (N.I. 21)
Local Government (Postponement of Elections and Reorganisation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972
[20th December 1972]

Title and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Postponement of Elections and Reorganisation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 … Commencement …

Interpretation
2. (1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order (except Article 5(2)) as it applies to an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Para. (2) rep. in pt. by 1977 NI 28; residue spent
1954 c.33
(3) Expressions used in Article 3 which are defined in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 have the same meanings in that Article as in that Act.
Para. (4) rep. by 1977 NI 28
1962 c.14
Art. 3(a) amends ss. 11, 65 of 1962 c. 14 (NI), arts 3, 4 of 1972 NI 13; paras. (b) (c) spent; para. (d) amends sch. 2 to 1972 c. 9 (NI)
Art. 4(1) spent; para. (2)(a) (b) (c), with Schedules 1, 2, effects amendments; sub‐para.(d) rep. by 1977 NI 28; sub‐para. (e) repeals sch.2 (pt.) to 1972 NI 12; para. (3) spent
Art. 5(1) rep. in pt. by 1977 NI 28, residue spent; para. (2) spent; para. (3) rep. by SLR 1976; para. (4) rep. by 1977 NI 28
Schedule 1—Amendments
Schedule 2 rep. in pt. by 1977 NI 28; 1978 NI 11, residue spent
Schedule 3 rep. by 1975 NI 21; 1977 NI 28