6.—(1) This Article applies where a proxy appointment is made during the period—
(a)beginning with 31st October 2023, and
(b)ending with 5th March 2024.
(2) Form 1 (proxy paper), as inserted into the Appendix to Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 by Article 5(2), applies as if, on the last page, in paragraph 2, at the beginning there were inserted “In relation to an election for which the date of the poll is on or after 5th March 2024,”.
(3) In this Article, “proxy appointment” has the same meaning as in paragraph 9(6) of Schedule 4 to the Elections Act 2022(1).