Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3014
Northern Ireland
The Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009
Made
17th November 2009
Coming into force in accordance with Article 1(2)
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 17th day of November 2009
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
In accordance with section 7(3) of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000( 1 ) the Electoral Commission has been consulted prior to this Order being laid before Parliament.
In accordance with section 84(4) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998( 2 ) a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 84(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Amendment of four-year cycle for preparation of draft polling station schemes
2. —(1) The next draft polling station scheme prepared under section 65 of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland)1962( 3 ) (polling station schemes) is to be prepared in 2010 (and not 2009).
(2) Accordingly, in section 65(1A) (which provides for the preparation of a draft polling station scheme every four years commencing 1973), for “the year 1973” there is substituted “the year 2010”.
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
1998 c. 47 ; section 84 was amended by the Elections Act 2001 (c.7) .
1962 c. 14 (N.I.) ; section 65 was amended, and subsection (1A) was inserted, by S.I. 1972/1264 (N.I. 13) ; it was then amended by S.I. 1972/1998 (N.I. 21) . It was this latter Order that substituted in subsection (1A) the year 1973 for 1972.