- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985, Section 2.
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. At the current time any known changes or effects made by subsequent legislation have been applied to the text of the legislation you are viewing by the editorial team. Please see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ for details regarding the timescales for which new effects are identified and recorded on this site.
(1)Schedule 1 to the 1983 Act shall be further amended as mentioned in subsections (2) to (4).
F1(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)The following minor amendments shall be made—
(a)in rule 37(1) for “A” there shall be substituted “ Subject to paragraphs (1A) to (1G) below, a ”;
(b)in rule 38(1) for “The” there shall be substituted “ Subject to paragraph (1A) below, the ”;
(c)in rule 39(2) for “If” there shall be substituted “ Subject to paragraph (2A) below, if ”.
(4)After rule 40 there shall be inserted—
(1)This rule applies where a presiding officer refuses to deliver a ballot paper under paragraph (1C) of rule 37 (including that paragraph as applied by rule 38, 39 or 40).
(2)The refusal shall be subject to review on an election petition but, subject to that, shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceeding whatsoever.”
(5)The following shall be inserted after section 61(6)
of the 1983 Act (voting offences)—
“(6A)Where a person is alleged to have committed an offence under subsection (2)(a)(i) or (3)(a)(i) above by voting on a second or subsequent occasion at a parliamentary election, he shall not be deemed by virtue of subsection (6) above to have voted by applying on a previous occasion for a ballot paper for the purpose of voting in person unless he then marked a tendered ballot paper under rule 40(1C) of the parliamentary election rules.”
Textual Amendments
F1S. 2(2) repealed (16.1.2023) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 1 para. 40, Sch. 2 para. 14(a); S.I. 2022/1401, reg. 2(d)(xvi)(e)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 2(3)(b)(c) extended (E.W.S.) (16.1.2023) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 1 para. 34; S.I. 2022/1401, reg. 2(d)(xv) (with reg. 3(1))
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: