The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023

Forms used in local elections

5.—(1) In the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962(1), in Schedule 5 (local election rules)(2)—

(a) replace Form 6 (elector’s official poll card)(3) with the form in Schedule 1;

(b) replace Form 7 (proxy’s official poll card)(4) with the form in Schedule 2.

(2) In the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(5), in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (voting by post, by proxy and by post as proxy), in the Appendix(6), replace Form 1 (Proxy paper)(7) with the form in Schedule 3.

(1)

1962 c. 14.

(2)

Schedule 5 was substituted in its entirety by S.I. 1985/454.

(3)

Form 6 was replaced by S.I. 2015/566.

(4)

Form 7 was replaced by S.I. 2015/566.

(5)

S.I. 1985/454.

(6)

The Appendix to Part 1 of Schedule 2 was substituted by S.I. 1987/168 and amended by S.I. 2005/1969, S.I. 2010/2977 (including re-numbering the forms), S.I. 2014/116 and S.I. 2015/566.

(7)

Form 1 was replaced by S.I. 2015/566.