Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3016
Northern Ireland
The District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (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, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2009.
(2) This Order shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) In this Order, “the 1984 Order” means the District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 1984( 3 ).
Amendment of the 1984 Order
2. —(1) Schedule 2 (procedure) to the 1984 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1, for subparagraph (a) substitute—
“ (a) setting out the provisional recommendations or specifying places and times at which copies of the provisional recommendations may be inspected or both; and ” .
(3) In paragraph 1(b) for “one month” substitute “eight weeks”.
(4) In paragraph 7, which is to become paragraph 7(1) insert—
(a) before the words “In this Schedule”, “Subject to subparagraph (2),”; and
(b) after subparagraph (1)—
“ (2) Where the order made under section 50(10) of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 ( 4 ) includes a change in the number and boundaries of local government districts the reference in paragraph 2(1)(a) to the “council of the district” is a reference to the council of the district in existence immediately prior to the making of that order, the whole or a major part of which is incorporated by or incorporates the successor district as constituted by that order. ” .
Judith Simpson
Clerk of the Privy Council
1998 c. 47 ; section 84 was amended by the Elections Act 2001 (c.7) .
S.I. 1984/360 ; amended by S.I. 2006/1253 (N.I. 8) and S.I. 2007/612 (N.I. 4) .
1972 c. 9 ; section 50 has been amended by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c.7) .