The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2013

Temporary modifications relating to the designation of polling stationsN.I.

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6.—(1) The Electoral Law (Polling Station Scheme) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 M1 apply to the publication of a draft scheme under section 65(1A) of the 1962 Act in 2014 with the following modifications.

(2) In regulation 5 (publication of draft scheme), paragraph (1) applies as if for the words “on or before 1st December in a draft scheme year” there were substituted “ as soon as practicable after 1st February 2014 ”.

(3) In regulation 7 (objections or proposals), paragraph (2) applies as if for the words “at least twelve weeks” there were substituted “ a reasonable period in all the circumstances ”.

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