Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made in consequence of the enactment of section 2(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989. Those provisions apply with modifications certain provisions in the Representation of the People Act 1983 which apply in connection with the registration of parliamentary electors in Northern Ireland for the purposes of the registration of local electors there. The provisions of Schedule 1 (so far as not already in force) are brought into force by the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1093, (C. 30)).
These Regulations extend the relevant provisions in Parts I to III of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986 (“the 1986 Regulations”), which apply in connection with the registration of parliamentary electors in Northern Ireland, so that they have effect also in connection with the registration of local electors there (regulation 4(1)). Regulation 4(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, these Regulations amend the 1986 Regulations in consequence of this change and make additional provision for the supply of copies of the register of electors (paragraph 7 of Schedule 2).