205 General application to Northern Ireland.U.K.
(1)This section has (in addition to any express application elsewhere in the Act) effect for the general application of this Act to Northern Ireland, and accordingly—
[F1(a)a reference to the Attorney General refers to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland;
(aa)a reference to the Director of Public Prosecutions refers to the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland;]
(b)subject to subsection (2) below, a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as it applies in Northern Ireland.
(2)Nothing in this Act affects the law relating to local government in Northern Ireland.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 205(1)(a)(aa) substituted for s. 205(1)(a) by Representation of the People Act 1985 (c. 50, SIF 42), s. 24, Sch. 4 para. 72
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 205 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (4.5.1996) by Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1220), art. 3(1)(b)(5)-(8), Sch. 1
S. 205 applied (N.I.) (25.4.1998) by Northern Ireland Negotiations (Referendum) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1126), art. 6, Sch. 2
S. 205 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/2599), art. 3, Sch. 1 (as substituted (10.2.2009) by S.I. 2009/256, arts. 1(2), 3, Sch. 1)
C2S. 205 applied (26.2.2016) by The European Union Referendum (Conduct) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/219), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 48 (with Sch. 1 para. 1(3))
C3S. 205(2) excluded (N.I.) by Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3, SIF 42), ss. 2(1), 13(6)