Northern Ireland Act 1998

12[F1(1)]Elections, including the franchise, in respect of the Northern Ireland Assembly F2... and district councils.U.K.

[F3(2)This paragraph does not apply to—

(a)the division of local government districts into areas (“district electoral areas”) for the purposes of elections to the councils of those districts,

(b)the determination of the names of district electoral areas, or

(c)the determination of the number of councillors to be elected for a district electoral area or a local government district.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2 para. 12 renumbered as Sch. 2 para. 12(1) (13.5.2014) by Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (c. 13), ss. 12(1), 28(4)

F2Words in Sch. 2 para. 12(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16), s. 25(4), Sch. 3 para. 60(3) (with s. 19, Sch. 8 para. 37); S.I. 2020/1622, reg. 3(l) (with regs. 10, 22)