The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010

Amendment of Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order

4.—(1) Schedule 2 to the 2001 Order (application with modifications of provisions of subordinate legislation relating to elections) is amended as follows.

(2) After the entry for regulation 55 of the 2008 Regulations (general requirements for an absent vote) insert—

“Regulation 55A(1) (additional requirement for applications for ballot papers to be sent to a different address to that in register)	Omit paragraphs (1)(a) and 1(c).
Regulation 55B (additional requirement for applications for ballot papers to be sent to different address from that shown in the record kept under section 6(3) or section 9(6) of the 1985 Act)	In sub-paragraph (a) for the words “the record kept under section 6(3) of that Act” substitute “the record kept under paragraph 1(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order(2)”.
	In sub-paragraph (b) for the words “section 9(6) of that Act” substitute “paragraph 4(5) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the 1985 Order”.”

(3) Amend the right-hand column of the Schedule alongside the entry in respect of regulation 59(3) of the 2008 Regulations (additional requirements for applications in respect of a particular election) as follows—

(a) after the entry beginning “In paragraphs (4)(b)” insert—

“For sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (5) substitute—

“(c) that he or she is treating the applicant in connection with the illness specified in paragraph (4) or that the applicant is receiving care from him or her in respect of that illness;”

In paragraph (7)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) that he or she is treating the applicant in connection with the circumstances set out in the application in accordance with paragraph (1) or that the applicant is receiving care from him or her in respect of those circumstances;”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (d)(i) after “illness” insert “or other health related matter”; and

(c) for sub-paragraph (d)(iii) substitute—

“(iii) that in those circumstances he or she cannot reasonably be expected to vote in person at his or her allotted polling station;””; and

(b) after the entry beginning “In paragraph (8)(b)” insert—

“In paragraph (8)(d) omit “chief”.”.

(4) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of regulation 68 of the 2008 Regulations (certificate of employment) insert—

“In paragraph (2) omit “chief”.”.

(5) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of regulation 83 of the 2008 Regulations (postal ballot box and receptacles) insert—

“In paragraph (4) after “postal ballot box” insert “(if it has a lock)”.”.

(6) In the right-hand column of the Schedule, alongside the entry in respect of form F in Schedule 3 to the 2008 Regulations (certificate of employment) insert—

“After “police officer” omit “chief”.”.

(1)

Regulations 55A and 55B were inserted by regulation 5 of S.I. 2010/278.

(2)

Part 1 of Schedule 2 was substituted by article 5 of, and Schedule 2 to, S.I. 1987/168; it was amended by S.I. 1990/595; S.I. 1992/809; S.I. 1997/867; S.I. 1998/3150; S.I. 2002/2835; S.I. 2005/1969; and will be amended by the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order (S.I. 2010/ xxxx).

(3)

Regulation 59 was amended by S.I. 2010/278.