SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Miscellaneous Amendments of the Principal Act

Part I (parliamentary and local government franchise and its exercise)

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1

In section 18 (polling districts and places at parliamentary elections) in subsection (2)—

a

at the end of paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the words “and, in particular, they shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, designate as polling places only places which are accessible to electors who are disabled”; and

b

in paragraph (b) the words “in the case of a county constituency” shall cease to have effect.

2

In subsection (3) of that section as the end of paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the words “and, in particular, he shall, so far as is reasonable and practicable, designate as polling places only places which are accessible to electors who are disabled”.

3

In subsection (6) of that section (report of boundaries of polling districts and places to be sent to Secretary of State) paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it shall cease to have effect.

4

In subsection (7) of that section (polling districts and polling places in Northern Ireland to be those established under law relating to election of members of Northern Ireland Assembly) for the words “the election of members to serve in the Northern Ireland Assembly” there shall be substituted the words “local elections within the meaning of section 130 of the M1Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962”.