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Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 No. 1873

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2.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4) below, these Regulations shall come into force on the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which these Regulations are made.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, regulations 8,15, 19(2) and 22 shall come into force on 1st December 2002.

(3) The coming into force of regulations 19(2) and 22 shall not apply in respect of an election where the last day for the publication of the notice of election is before 1st December 2002.

(4) Subject to paragraph (5) below, regulations 3(2)(b) and (c), 5(3) and (4), 6, 12 to 14 and 21 shall come into force on 18th November 2002.

(5) Where any revised version of the register of electors has not been published on or before 18th November 2002 under section 13(1) of the 1983 Act(1), paragraph (4) shall not have effect until it has been so published.

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Section 13 was substituted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2) (“the 2000 Act”)

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