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5 Elections other than parliamentary.N.I.
(1)Without prejudice to the generality of section 38(1) of the M1Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (power by Order in Council to provide for local authority elections, but not the franchise) an Order in Council under it may contain provisions corresponding to any of those of sections 1 to 3 of this Act; and in section 38(1)(a) the words “(but not the franchise)”, and the M2Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962, shall have effect subject to that.
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of section 2(5)
of the M3Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 (power to make by order provision concerning elections to Assembly, including provision as to franchise) any order under it may contain provisions corresponding to any of those of sections 1 to 3 of this Act.
(3)Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the M4[F1European Parliamentary] Election Act 1978 (person entitled to vote if he would be entitled at parliamentary or local election) shall have effect subject to anything in regulations under paragraph 2 (conduct of elections) which applies or corresponds to any of the provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this Act; but otherwise those provisions, and any provision corresponding to any of them, shall be ignored in construing paragraph 2(1).
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F1Words substituted retrospectively by virtue of European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 58, SIF 29:5), s. 3(1)(b)(3)
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