Disqualification for breach of declaration against terrorism or in consequence of imprisonment or detention N.I.

8 Disqualification in consequence of breach of declaration. N.I.

(1) In section 4(1) of the M1 Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (disqualification for being elected or being a member of a district council) at the end of paragraph (d) there is inserted—

“(dd) within the five years immediately preceding the day of his election or at any time subsequent to that day, a determination has been made by the High Court that he has acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as defined in section 7 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989; or”.

(2) In section 3 of the M2 Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 after subsection (1) there is inserted—

“(1A) A person who is determined by the High Court to have acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as defined in section 7 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 is disqualified for membership of the Assembly during the period of five years beginning with the date of the determination.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 1972 c. 9 (N.I.).

M2 1973 c. 17.