The Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 No. 2977

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Amendments to the 1962 Act

Part 2 U.K. Amendments to Part 9 (Questioning of elections) and Part 10 (Electoral misdemeanours)

37.  After paragraph 25 M1 , which becomes sub-paragraph (1), insert— U.K.

“(2) Where—

(a) the returning officer (“R”), fails or neglects to perform his or her functions in relation to an election under this Act, but

(b) remedies that failure or neglect in full by taking steps under section 57A(1),

R shall not be guilty of an electoral offence under sub-paragraph (1).

(3) Sub-paragraph (2) does not affect any conviction which takes place, or any penalty which is imposed, before the date on which the failure or neglect is remedied in full.”.

Marginal Citations

M1 Paragraph 25 was amended by Schedule 3 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c.3).