General

Expenses.
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Any increase attributable to this Act in the sums to be paid out of, or charged on and paid out of, the Consolidated Fund under any other enactment shall be paid out of, or charged on and paid out of, that fund.

Citation, commencement and extent.
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1
This Act may be cited as the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985, and shall be included among the Acts that may be cited as the Representation of the People Acts.
2
Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
3
Section 5(1), section 6 and this section (and sections 1 to 3 so far as necessary to give effect to section 5(1)) shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
4
This Act extends to Northern Ireland only.
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See also paragraph
34
of
Schedule 1
to the Elections Act 2022 (which relates to section 2 of this Act).
Power of appointment conferred by s. 7(2) fully exercised: 6.8.1985 appointed by S.I. 1985/1221
S. 7(5) inserted (16.1.2023) by Elections Act 2022 (c. 37), s. 67(1), Sch. 1 para. 35; S.I. 2022/1401, reg. 2(d)(xv) (with reg. 3(1))