2016 No. 473
Representation Of The People, Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Assembly Elections (Returning Officer’s Charges) Order 2016
Made 22nd March 2016
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2)

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(3) and (4C) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, as applied to Assembly elections by article 3(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Order 2001 makes the following Order:
1983 c. 2; section 29(3) was substituted by section 1(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and amended by section 18 of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6). It was prospectively substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“the 2000 Act”) and, if the substitution made by the 2000 Act was not in force, paragraph 107 of Part 7 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), but neither of those substitutions are in force. Section 29(3) was most recently amended by section 18(1) of the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6).
1983 c. 2; section 29(4C) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1991 (c. 11) and amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (c. 2). It was prospectively substituted by paragraph 6 of Schedule 21 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) (“the 2000 Act”) and, if the substitution made by the 2000 Act was not in force, paragraph 107 of Part 7 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22), but neither of those substitutions are in force.
S.I. 2001/2599, amended by S.I. 2009/256 and S.I. 2015/1939; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant to this Order.