The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013

Changes to the law on local elections when combined with European Parliamentary elections

Combination of polls

10.—(1) Where the poll at a local election is taken together with the poll at a European Parliamentary election (under section 15(1) or (2) of the Representation of the People Act 1985(1)), Schedule 5 to the 1962 Act (local elections rules) and Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order (issue and receipt of ballot papers) have effect subject to the modifications in the Schedule.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply when the poll at a local election is taken together with the poll at a parliamentary election.

(1)

1985 c. 50; section 15 was amended by section 3 of the European Communities (Amendments) Act 1986 (c. 58) and section 3 of the Elections Act 2001 (c. 7).