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SCHEDULES

EIGHTH SCHEDULEN.I.ELECTION COURTS

Place of trialN.I.

2(1)The place of trial—N.I.

(a)of a parliamentary election petition relating to an election for a borough constituency shall be within the county borough or borough containing all or part of the constituency.

(b)of a parliamentary election petition relating to an election for a county constituency shall be within [F1 a county in which the constituency is wholly or partly situate]

Para.(c) rep. by 1968 c.20 (NI)

(d)of a local election petition shall be within the area of the local authority for which the election was held;

but the High Court may, on being satisfied that special circumstances exist rendering it desirable that any petition should be tried elsewhere, appoint some other convenient place for the trial.

(2)An election court may adjourn the trial from any one place to any other place within the county borough, borough, county or area where it is held.