Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation ofSpecified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991
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Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 201(2) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
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REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of
Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991
1991
Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sections 53 ( a) and 201(1) of, rule 37 (1F) ( b) of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 11A of Schedule 2 to, the Representation of the People Act 1983 ( c) and section 6(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 ( d) , having regard to section 27(2) of that Act and the definition of "prescribed " in section 202(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, I hereby make the following regulations:
1.-(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Variation of Specified Documents and Amendment) Regulations 1991.
(2) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland only.
2. These Regulations, except regulation 7, shall come into force on the fourteenth day after the day on which they are made and regulation 7 shall come into force when the Representation of the People Act 1990 ( e) comes into force in Northern Ireland.
3. In these Regulations "the Regulations of 1986 " means the Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1986 ( f) .
4. After sub-paragraph (f) of rule 37(1E) (list of specified documents) of the parliamentary elections rules in Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 ( g) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph:
"(g) a card made of plastic on which the name and national insurance number of the person to whom it is issued have been embossed and which has been issued by(a) There have been amendments to section 53 which are not relevant to these Regulations.
(b) Rule 37 (1F) was inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c.2).
(c) 1983 c.2; paragraph 11A was inserted by paragraph 87 of Schedule 4 to the Representation of the People Act 1985 (c.50).
(d) 1985 c.50.
(e) 1990 c.32.
(f) S.I. 1986/1091; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1989/1304 and S.I. 1990/561.
(g) Paragraph (1E) of rule 37 was inserted by section 1(2) of the Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c.2) and sub- paragraph (f) was added by...
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