Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2001

4.—(1) Section 42 of the 1962 Act (limit on candiates' election expenses)(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for the words “£219” and “4.8p” substitute “£242” and “4.8p”, respectively.

(3) Omit the words “to be used at the election (as first published)”.

(4) After section 42(1) insert:

“(1A) In subsection (1) “the register of electors” means the register of local electors for the district electoral area in question as it has effect on the last day for publication of notice of the election.”.

(1)

Section 42(1) was amended (so far as material) by article 9 of S.I. 1985/454; the sums in section 42(1) are as substituted by S.I. 1997/868.