The Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

Notice of hearingN.I.

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31.—(1) The registration officer shall, unless he allows the application or disallows the objection under regulation 30, send a notice–

(a)in the case of an application, to the person making the application; and

(b)in the case of an objection, to the objector and person against whom an objection is made.

(2) A notice issued under paragraph (1) shall state—

(a)the time and place at which he proposes to hear the application or objection;

(b)the name and address of the objector and the grounds of the objection (in the case of the notice sent to the person against whom an objection is made).

(3) The time fixed for the hearing of an application or objection shall not be earlier than the third day or later than the seventh day after the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (1).