Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

29 Elections and franchise

(1) The following provisions of section 2 of the [1973 c. 17.] Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973, that is to say—

(a) subsection (3) (voting in poll for election under that Act to be by single transferable vote);

(b) subsection (4) (deposits by candidates at that election);

(c) subsection (5) (power of Secretary of State by order to make provision as to the conduct etc. of that election);

shall apply also to any subsequent election of members of the Assembly, including bye-elections.

(2) The provision that may be made by an order under subsection (5) of the said section 2 as extended by this section shall include provision for determining, subject to section 27(7) above, the date of the poll for any such subsequent election, provision as to the persons entitled to vote at any such election and the registration of such persons and provision for such other matters relating to any such election as the Secretary of State thinks necessary or expedient.