Schedules

Schedule 6Local elections in Northern Ireland and elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly

Part 1Local elections in Northern Ireland

I131Elections Act 2001

1

The Schedule to the Elections Act 2001 (modification of the local election rules for occasions where polls are combined) is amended as follows.

2

For paragraph 6 (Parliamentary elections rules: questions to be put to voters) substitute—

6

In rule 35, in the table after paragraph (1), after “this” insert “parliamentary”—

a

in entry 1, in each of paragraphs (a) and (b);

b

in entry 2, in each of paragraphs (a) to (e);

c

in entry 3, in each of paragraphs (a) to (e).

3

In paragraph 20 (local elections rules: questions to be put to voters), for “the second question in paragraph (2)” substitute “in each of questions (a), (b) and (c) in paragraph (2)”.