Selection of election candidates43A

1

Nothing in Parts 3 to 5 shall—

a

be construed as affecting arrangements to which this Article applies, or

b

render unlawful anything done in accordance with such arrangements.

2

This Article applies to arrangements made by a registered political party which—

a

regulate the selection of the party’s candidates in a relevant election, and

b

are adopted for the purpose of reducing inequality in the numbers of men and women elected, as candidates of the party, to be members of the body concerned.

3

The following elections are relevant elections for the purposes of this Article—

a

parliamentary elections;

b

elections to the European Parliament;

c

elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly;

d

elections to a district council.

4

In this Article “registered political party” means a party registered in the Northern Ireland register under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).