This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections)(Amendment) Order 2009.

This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it was made.

Article 6 shall not apply to a vacancy in the seat of a member of the Assembly notified to the Chief Electoral Officer under articles 6 or 7 of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 20014 before the coming into force of this Order.

In this Order “the 2001 Order” means the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001.