The Representation of the People (Postal Vote Handling etc.) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. Part 1 General

   1. 1. Citation, commencement, transitional provision and extent

3. Part 2 Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

   1. 2. Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

   2. 3. Amendment of regulation 70 (interpretation of Part 5)

   3. 4. Insertion of regulation 81B (alternative means of returning postal ballot paper)

   4. 5. Amendment of regulation 84 (receipt of covering envelope)

   5. 6. Insertion of regulations 84A to 84I (postal voting documents returned by hand and left behind postal voting documents)

   6. 7. Amendment of regulation 86 (opening of covering envelopes)

   7. 8. Amendment of regulation 91 (forwarding of documents)

   8. 9. Amendment of regulation 117 (inspection of documents open to public inspection)

   9. 10. Amendment of Schedule 3 (forms)

4. Part 3 Amendment of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001

   1. 11. Amendment of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001

   2. 12. Amendment of Schedule 1 (application with modifications of provisions of primary legislation relating to elections)

   3. 13. Amendment of Schedule 2 (application with modifications of provisions of subordinate legislation relating to elections)

5. Part 4 Provisions related to the voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens

   1. 14. Amendment of the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008

   2. 15. Amendment of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023

   3. 16. Transitional provision for certain elections re-run on or after 7th May 2024

   4. 17. Transitional provision for persons elected following a re-run election

6. Signature

7. Schedules

   1. Schedule 1

      Parliamentary elections: Form A1

   2. Schedule 2

      Parliamentary elections: Form B1

   3. Schedule 3

      Parliamentary elections: Form L

   4. Schedule 4

      Parliamentary elections: Form M

   5. Schedule 5

      Parliamentary elections: Form N

   6. Schedule 6

      Assembly elections: form of declaration of identity

   7. Schedule 7

      Assembly elections: form of declaration of identity (combined polls)

8. Explanatory Note