Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods of Suspension) Act 2003

2May election: supplementary provisions

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(1)Any step taken pursuant to the Election Rules in connection with the May election—

(a)shall cease to have effect in relation to that election, and

(b)is not to have effect in relation to any other election.

(2)This applies, for example, to the delivery of any nomination paper in connection with the May election.

(3)Any deposit made for the purposes of the May election is to be returned.

(4)In this section, the “Election Rules” means the rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983, as applied by Article 3 of and Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001.