CASE OF AHO v. FINLAND
<section xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1"><num>1</num><heading>Dates of election, <abbr title="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</abbr></heading><subsection eId="section-1-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>The Northern Ireland (Date of Next Assembly Poll) Order 2001 (<abbr class="acronym" title="Statutory Instrument">SI</abbr> 2001/3959) is revoked.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>In section 31 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
(“<term refersTo="#term-the-1998-act" eId="term-the-1998-act">the 1998 Act</term>”), which provides for dates of Assembly elections and dissolutions, <abbr title="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</abbr>—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027084" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>in subsection (3), “or (2)”is omitted,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>in subsection (5), at the end there is added “, as shall any day on which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 is in force”.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-5"><num>(5)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-6"><num>(6)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-7"><num>(7)</num><content><p>Subsection (1) does not revive any duty of the Secretary of State under section 32 of the 1998 Act (which provides for extraordinary elections) which he has already discharged.</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-1-8"><num>(8)</num><content><p>In this section, “<term refersTo="#term-assembly" eId="term-assembly">Assembly</term>” means Northern Ireland Assembly.</p></content></subsection></section>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-1-1"><num>(1)</num><content><p>The Northern Ireland (Date of Next Assembly Poll) Order 2001 (<abbr class="acronym" title="Statutory Instrument">SI</abbr> 2001/3959) is revoked.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>In section 31 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)
(“<term refersTo="#term-the-1998-act" eId="term-the-1998-act">the 1998 Act</term>”), which provides for dates of Assembly elections and dissolutions, <abbr title="Et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc</abbr>—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027084" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>in subsection (3), “or (2)”is omitted,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-1-2-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>in subsection (5), at the end there is added “, as shall any day on which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 is in force”.</p></content></level></subsection>
<level xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" class="para1" eId="section-1-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027084" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></level>
<level xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" class="para1" eId="section-1-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>in subsection (3), “or (2)”is omitted,</p></content></level>
<level xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" class="para1" eId="section-1-2-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>in subsection (5), at the end there is added “, as shall any day on which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 is in force”.</p></content></level>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1-3"><num>(3)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1-5"><num>(5)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" xmlns:uk="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/UK-AKN" xmlns:ukl="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" eId="section-1-6"><num>(6)</num><content><p><noteRef href="#c2027086" uk:name="commentary" ukl:Name="CommentaryRef" class="commentary"/>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-1-7"><num>(7)</num><content><p>Subsection (1) does not revive any duty of the Secretary of State under section 32 of the 1998 Act (which provides for extraordinary elections) which he has already discharged.</p></content></subsection>
<subsection xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-1-8"><num>(8)</num><content><p>In this section, “<term refersTo="#term-assembly" eId="term-assembly">Assembly</term>” means Northern Ireland Assembly.</p></content></subsection>
<section xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/legaldocml/ns/akn/3.0" eId="section-2"><num>2</num><heading>Short title</heading><content><p>This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Act 2003.</p></content></section>