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6 Modification of enactments | |
(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument make such | |
modifications of enactments as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in | |
consequence of, or in connection with, any provision made by, or under, this | |
Act. | 5 |
(2) An order under subsection (1) may, in particular, make provision modifying | |
any duty of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland whereby (apart | |
from the order) he must perform any function or discharge any duty on or by | |
reference to any particular date. | |
(3) An order under subsection (1) may also make such supplementary, incidental | 10 |
or consequential provision as the Secretary of State considers necessary or | |
expedient. | |
(4) In subsection (1), “enactment” includes— | |
(a) a provision of an Act (including this Act), | |
(b) a provision of, or any instrument made under, Northern Ireland | 15 |
legislation, | |
(c) a provision of subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the | |
Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)). | |
(5) An order under subsection (1) may not be made unless a draft of the order has | |
been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament. | 20 |
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply to an order under subsection (1) if the order | |
declares that the Secretary of State considers it to be expedient for the order to | |
be made without the approval mentioned in that subsection. | |
(7) An order containing a declaration under subsection (6)— | |
(a) must be laid before Parliament after being made, and | 25 |
(b) ceases to have effect if it is not approved by a resolution of each House | |
of Parliament before the end of the period of 40 days beginning with the | |
date on which it is made. | |
(8) Subsection (7)(b) does not prejudice— | |
(a) anything done as a result of the order before it ceased to have effect, or | 30 |
(b) the making of a new order. | |
(9) In calculating the period of 40 days mentioned in subsection (7)(b), no account | |
is to be taken of any time during which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued | |
or during which both Houses are adjourned for more than four days. | |
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(1) This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections and Periods | |
of Suspension) Act 2003. | |
(2) In this Act— | |
(a) “the 1998 Act” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47), | |
(b) “Assembly” means Northern Ireland Assembly, | 40 |
(c) “the May election” means the election of the Assembly the poll for | |
which was to have taken place on 29th May 2003. | |
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