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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972, Section 16.
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16. Para. (1), with Schedule 2, effects amendments
(2) The MinistryF1 may by order subject to affirmative resolution make any further amendments of the Electoral Law Acts (Northern Ireland) 1962 to 1971 which it considers necessary being amendments consequent on the provisions of this Order or on the re-organisation of local government.
(3) The amendments made by paragraph (1) and Schedule 2 or by an order under paragraph (2) shall have effect for the purposes of—
(a)the register of electors to be published …F2 in each …F2 year and the electors lists from which such registers are derived;
(b)all elections to district councils and all matters relating to district councils and their members;
Sub-para.(c) rep. by SLR 1976
F3[(cc)all elections to the Assembly;] and
(d)all matters incidental to the preparation and publication of such lists and registers and the holding of such elections;
but a polling station scheme approved under section 65 of the principal Act as amended by this Order shall be used for the purposes of any parliamentary election held after the date of its publication.
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