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Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. Words in s. 1(1) substituted (7.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2992, art. 3(1) S. 1(3), (5), (6) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 S. 2(1)(2) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 Words substituted by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 30(3) Word substituted by Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25), Sch. 2 para. I S. 3(1A) inserted (prosp.) by Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3, SIF 42), ss. 8(2), 13(2)(6) Words substituted by Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25), Sch. 2 para. 2 S. 4(1) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 Sch. substituted (7.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2992, art. 3(2) Power to amend s. 1(1) conferred by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(5)(6) S. 1(2) extended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(1) S. 2(5) extended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 29(1)(2) and Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2, SIF 42), s. 5(2) S. 3(3) amended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 30(3) S. 3(1) restricted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 36(2),(with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. S. 4(2) extended by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 2 para. 10 1962 c. 14 (N.I.) 1975 c. 25. 1975 c. 25.
There shall be a Northern Ireland Assembly which shall consist of 90 members.
Those members shall be returned for the constituencies in Northern Ireland which would return members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom if a general election were held at the passing of this Act, and the number of members returned by each constituency shall be that specified for the constituency in the second column of the Schedule to this Act.
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The proceedings of the Assembly shall not be invalid because of any vacancy in their membership.
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a salary at the rate of £2,500 a year, beginning with the date on which he is returned as a member of the Assembly, and
an allowance to defray expenses incurred by him on secretarial assistance in carrying out his duties as a member.
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The date of the poll for the election of members of the Assembly shall be appointed by the Secretary of State by order contained in a statutory instrument.
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The persons entitled to vote on that poll shall be those who would be entitled to vote on polls held on that date at a general election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Each vote in the poll shall be single transferable vote, that is to say a vote—
capable of being given so as to indicate the voter’s order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency, and
capable of being transferred to the next choice—
when the vote is not required to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or
when, owing to the deficiency in the number of votes given for a prior choice, that choice is eliminated from the list of candidates.
Every candidate at the election under this Act shall, in accordance with the provisions of an order under the following provisions of this section, make a deposit of £150, and the deposit shall be forfeited unless the candidate is elected, or the number of votes credited to him at any one or more of the stages of counting the votes exceeds a quarter of the quota needed to elect him.
The Secretary of State shall have power by order to make any provision concerning the election under this Act, or any matter relating to the election, and in particular provision concerning—
the intervals between the stages of the election,
the form of declaration to be made by a candidate, the contents of nomination papers, and the taking of the poll,
the method of voting, and the method of counting and transferring votes,
the procedure on the death of a candidate,
the questioning of elections, and
corrupt and illegal practices, and the disqualifications to be imposed, in any part of the United Kingdom, for a corrupt or illegal practice in the election under this Act.
An order made under subsection (5) above—
may include any supplemental or incidental provisions, including provisions creating criminal offences,
may apply, with any modifications or exceptions specified in the order, any of the provisions of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 or of any instrument made or having effect under that Act,
shall be contained in a statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Subject to the provisions of this section, a person is disqualified for membership of the Assembly if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise than by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise than by section 1(1)(f) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957, or
if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of Northern Ireland by the said section 1(1)(f) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (taken together with section 10 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act).
A person shall not be disqualified from being a member of the Assembly by reason only that he is peer, whether of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland or Ireland.
A person who is determined by the High Court to have acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as defined in section 7 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 is disqualified for membership of the Assembly during the period of five years beginning with the date of the determination.
The Secretary of State shall have power by order to make provision—
for the consequences of a disqualification imposed by this section, or by the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, and
for the circumstances in which such a disqualification may be disregarded, and
for conferring jurisdiction to decide whether a disqualification has been imposed by this section, or by that Act.
An order made under subsection (3) above—
may include any supplemental or incidental provisions,
may apply, with any modifications or exceptions specified in the order, any of the provisions of section 6 or section 7 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975,
shall be contained in a statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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Any costs incurred by a government department (including a government department of the Government of Northern Ireland) in connection with the election under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, and any forfeited deposit or other sum received by such a government department in connection with the election under this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973.
Any power of making orders conferred by this Act shall include a power to vary of revoke orders so made.
In this Act—
references to any enactment include references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any enactment, including this Act, and
“enactment” includes an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Constituency Number of members to be returned Belfast East 5 Belfast North 5 Belfast South 5 Belfast West 5 East Antrim 5 East Londonderry 5 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 5 Foyle 5 Lagan Valley 5 Mid Ulster 5 Newry and Armagh 5 North Antrim 5 North Down 5 South Antrim 5 South Down 5 Strangford 5 Upper Bann 5 West Tyrone 5
Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. Words in s. 1(1) substituted (7.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2992, art. 3(1) S. 1(3), (5), (6) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 S. 2(1)(2) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 Words substituted by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 30(3) Word substituted by Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25), Sch. 2 para. I S. 3(1A) inserted (prosp.) by Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (c. 3, SIF 42), ss. 8(2), 13(2)(6) Words substituted by Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25), Sch. 2 para. 2 S. 4(1) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3 Sch. substituted (7.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2992, art. 3(2) Power to amend s. 1(1) conferred by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(5)(6) S. 1(2) extended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(1) S. 2(5) extended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 29(1)(2) and Elections (Northern Ireland) Act 1985 (c. 2, SIF 42), s. 5(2) S. 3(3) amended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 30(3) S. 3(1) restricted (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 36(2),(with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch. S. 4(2) extended by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 2 para. 10 1962 c. 14 (N.I.) 1975 c. 25. 1975 c. 25.
There shall be a Northern Ireland Assembly which shall consist of 90 members.
Those members shall be returned for the constituencies in Northern Ireland which would return members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom if a general election were held at the passing of this Act, and the number of members returned by each constituency shall be that specified for the constituency in the second column of the Schedule to this Act.
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The proceedings of the Assembly shall not be invalid because of any vacancy in their membership.
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a salary at the rate of £2,500 a year, beginning with the date on which he is returned as a member of the Assembly, and
an allowance to defray expenses incurred by him on secretarial assistance in carrying out his duties as a member.
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The date of the poll for the election of members of the Assembly shall be appointed by the Secretary of State by order contained in a statutory instrument.
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The persons entitled to vote on that poll shall be those who would be entitled to vote on polls held on that date at a general election to the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Each vote in the poll shall be single transferable vote, that is to say a vote—
capable of being given so as to indicate the voter’s order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency, and
capable of being transferred to the next choice—
when the vote is not required to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or
when, owing to the deficiency in the number of votes given for a prior choice, that choice is eliminated from the list of candidates.
Every candidate at the election under this Act shall, in accordance with the provisions of an order under the following provisions of this section, make a deposit of £150, and the deposit shall be forfeited unless the candidate is elected, or the number of votes credited to him at any one or more of the stages of counting the votes exceeds a quarter of the quota needed to elect him.
The Secretary of State shall have power by order to make any provision concerning the election under this Act, or any matter relating to the election, and in particular provision concerning—
the intervals between the stages of the election,
the form of declaration to be made by a candidate, the contents of nomination papers, and the taking of the poll,
the method of voting, and the method of counting and transferring votes,
the procedure on the death of a candidate,
the questioning of elections, and
corrupt and illegal practices, and the disqualifications to be imposed, in any part of the United Kingdom, for a corrupt or illegal practice in the election under this Act.
An order made under subsection (5) above—
may include any supplemental or incidental provisions, including provisions creating criminal offences,
may apply, with any modifications or exceptions specified in the order, any of the provisions of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 or of any instrument made or having effect under that Act,
shall be contained in a statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Subject to the provisions of this section, a person is disqualified for membership of the Assembly if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise than by the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of the United Kingdom otherwise than by section 1(1)(f) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957, or
if he is disqualified for membership of the Commons House of the Parliament of Northern Ireland by the said section 1(1)(f) of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 (taken together with section 10 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act).
A person shall not be disqualified from being a member of the Assembly by reason only that he is peer, whether of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland or Ireland.
A person who is determined by the High Court to have acted in breach of the terms of a declaration against terrorism as defined in section 7 of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 is disqualified for membership of the Assembly during the period of five years beginning with the date of the determination.
The Secretary of State shall have power by order to make provision—
for the consequences of a disqualification imposed by this section, or by the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975, and
for the circumstances in which such a disqualification may be disregarded, and
for conferring jurisdiction to decide whether a disqualification has been imposed by this section, or by that Act.
An order made under subsection (3) above—
may include any supplemental or incidental provisions,
may apply, with any modifications or exceptions specified in the order, any of the provisions of section 6 or section 7 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975,
shall be contained in a statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
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Any costs incurred by a government department (including a government department of the Government of Northern Ireland) in connection with the election under this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, and any forfeited deposit or other sum received by such a government department in connection with the election under this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973.
Any power of making orders conferred by this Act shall include a power to vary of revoke orders so made.
In this Act—
references to any enactment include references to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any enactment, including this Act, and
“enactment” includes an Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
Constituency Number of members to be returned Belfast East 5 Belfast North 5 Belfast South 5 Belfast West 5 East Antrim 5 East Londonderry 5 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 5 Foyle 5 Lagan Valley 5 Mid Ulster 5 Newry and Armagh 5 North Antrim 5 North Down 5 South Antrim 5 South Down 5 Strangford 5 Upper Bann 5 West Tyrone 5