Amendment of the Local Elections Order
10. In Schedule 2 to the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(1) (absent voting - voting by post, by proxy and by post as proxy)—
(a)at the end of paragraph 6(4)(b)(ii), omit “or”; and
(b)after paragraph 6(4)(b)(iii) insert—
“or
(iv)the enhanced rate of the daily living component or the enhanced rate of the mobility component (or both) of personal independence payment (payable under Articles 83(2) and 84(2) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015),”.
S.I. 1985/454; Part 1 of Schedule 2 was substituted by Schedule 2 to S.I. 1987/168; paragraph 6 was amended by Article 5 of S.I. 1990/595, Article 2 of S.I. 1992/809, Article 3 of S.I. 1997/867, paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to S.I. 2010/2977 and Article 33 of S.I. 2013/3021. Note a person who applies for an absent vote in accordance with paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, and whose application is granted in accordance with paragraph 1 of that Part, will also be included in the absent voters list for elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly (see the entry relating to section 7 of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 20) in Schedule 1 to S.I. 2001/2599)