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No selection of Ministers |
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1 | This Schedule has effect in accordance with section 2(5). |
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Postponement of next Northern Ireland Assembly election |
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2 (1) | In section 31 of the 1998 Act (Northern Ireland Assembly: dates of elections |
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and dissolutions), for subsection (2) substitute— |
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“(2) | The date of the poll for the election of the Assembly next following |
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the Assembly elected at the poll on 26th November 2003 shall be a |
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date to be specified in an order made by the Secretary of State. |
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(2A) | An order under subsection (2) may not specify a date falling on or |
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before the date on which the poll would (apart from that subsection) |
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fall to be held under subsection (1). |
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(2B) | An order under subsection (2) may include provision making such |
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(a) | any enactment (other than one contained in this Act), or |
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(b) | any provision of subordinate legislation, |
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| as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient for the |
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purposes of, or in consequence of or in connection with, the order. |
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(2C) | An order under subsection (2) may, in particular, make provision |
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modifying any duty of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern |
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Ireland whereby (apart from the order) he must perform any |
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function or discharge any duty on or by reference to a particular |
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(2D) | An order under subsection (2) may also make such supplementary, |
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incidental or consequential provision as the Secretary of State |
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considers necessary or expedient.” |
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(2) | In subsection (1) of that section, for “subsection (2)” substitute “subsections |
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(3) | The amendments made by this paragraph shall have effect on and after 25th |
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Power to bring forward date of dissolution of current Northern Ireland Assembly |
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3 (1) | In section 31 of the 1998 Act, after subsection (2D) insert— |
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“(2E) | The Assembly elected at the poll on 26th November 2003 shall be |
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dissolved on whichever of the following dates is the earlier— |
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(b) | such date as may be specified in an order made by the |
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(2) | In section 96 of the 1998 Act, in subsection (1), for “31(3)” substitute “31(2E), |
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