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Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Franchise for local elections

    1. 1.Local electors in Northern Ireland

    2. 2.Application of provisions of Representation of the People Act 1983 to local elections in Northern Ireland

  3. Disqualification for breach of declaration against terrorism or in consequence of imprisonment or detention

    1. 3.Declaration against terrorism: local elections

    2. 4.Declaration against terrorism: councillors co-opted to fill casual vacancies

    3. 5.Declaration against terrorism: Assembly elections

    4. 6.Breach of terms of declaration

    5. 7.Application to the High Court

    6. 8.Disqualification in consequence of breach of declaration

    7. 9.Disqualification for membership of district council in consequence of imprisonment or detention

  4. General

    1. 10.Interpretation

    2. 11.Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

    3. 12.Expenses

    4. 13.Short title, commencement, transitional provision and extent

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Application and modification of Representation of the People Act 1983

      1. Part I Provisions applied

      2. Part II Modifications

        1. General

          1. 1.References to local government elections are to be read as...

          2. 2.References to section 2 (local government electors in Great Britain)...

          3. 3.References to the registration officer are to be read as...

          4. 4.References to local government electors are to be read as...

          5. 5.References to legal incapacity are to legal incapacity within the...

          6. 6.References to any other provision mentioned in Part I of...

        2. Specific

          1. 7.In section 4(2), for “a parliamentary” there is substituted “an”....

          2. 8.In section 9, for subsection (1)(b) there is substituted—

          3. 9.In section 12, the reference in subsection (2)(b) to any...

          4. 10.In section 13— (a) in subsection (1) “or, in Northern...

          5. 11.In section 14, the reference in subsection (2) to section...

          6. 12.In section 49— (a) in subsection (2), in paragraph (b)...

          7. 13.In section 50, for paragraph (c) there is substituted—

          8. 14.In section 53— (a) in subsection (1)(a) the words from...

          9. 15.In section 54, in subsections (3) and (4) paragraph (a)...

          10. 16.In section 56— (a) subsection (1)(b), and

          11. 17.In section 59, in subsection (3)(a) the words from “and...

          12. 18.In Schedule 2— (a) in paragraph 5(2) “or with his...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Declaration against terrorism

      1. Part I Form for inclusion in consent to nomination

      2. Part II Form for use in case of district councillor chosen to fill casual vacancy

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Repeals and revocations

      1. Part I Northern Ireland legislation repealed

      2. Part II Subordinate legislation revoked

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