Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

SCHEDULE 1 Enabling Powers

These Regulations are made under the following powers:

(a) sections I0A(7)(1), 13C(2) (2), 53(3) and 201(1) and (3)(4) of, rules 24(5) and 37(1F)(6) of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1(4A) and (4B) and 10 to 13(7) of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983; and

(b) having regard to the definition of “prescribed” in section 202(1) of that Act, sections 10(4), 10A(1), 13A(1) and (2) and 13B(3) of, and rule 24 of Schedule 1 to, that Act(8).

Any reference to a provision which has been applied by section 1(1) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989(9) includes that provision as so applied.

(1)

Section 10A was inserted by Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”).

(2)

Section 13C was inserted by section 4 of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”).

(3)

Section 53 was amended by Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (“1985 Act”) and Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(4)

Section 201(3) was inserted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(5)

Rule 24 was substituted by Schedule 6 to the 2000 Act and amended by section 3(4) of the 2002 Act.

(6)

Rule 37(1F) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2).

(7)

Sub-paragraphs (4A) and (4B) of paragraph 1 were inserted by section 6(2) of the 2002 Act; paragraphs 10, 10A, 10B and 11 were substituted by section 9 of the 2000 Act; paragraph 11A was inserted by Schedule 4 to the 1985 Act; and paragraph 13(1A) was inserted by section 9 of the 2000 Act.

(8)

Sections 10, 10A, 13A and 13B were substituted by Schedule 1 to the 2000 Act.

(9)

1989 c. 3; Schedule 1 was amended by Schedule 3 to the 2000 Act and section 6(2) of the 2002 Act.