Extension of provisions to Northern Ireland

Extension of anonymous registration provisions to Northern Ireland

2.—(1) Sections 9B and 9C of the 1983 Act (anonymous registration)(1) extend to Northern Ireland.

(2) The following amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (anonymous registration)(2) extend to Northern Ireland—

(a) paragraphs 2 to 16 (amendments of the 1983 Act);

(b) paragraph 17 (amendments of the 1985 Act);

(c) paragraphs 24 to 30 (amendments of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000).

(3) In consequence of paragraphs (1) and (2), in section 78(2) of the Electoral Administration Act 2006(3)—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “, 10”;

(b) in paragraph (d), for “Parts 1 and” substitute “Part”.

(1)

Sections 9B and 9C were inserted by section 10 of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22). Section 9B(9) was repealed by 20 of the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 14). Sections 9B and 9C were amended by paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), but those amendments are not yet in force.

(2)

Paragraphs 4(2), 5 and 6(2) of Schedule 1 to the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) have been repealed by paragraph 23 of Schedule 4 to the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (c. 6), but those repeals have not yet been brought into force by Commencement Order.

(3)

Section 78(2) confined the extent of certain provisions of the Electoral Administration Act 2006 (c. 22) to Northern Ireland.