Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1989 c. 3 |
is registered in the register of local electors for that area;is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart) ;is a Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland or a relevant citizen of the Union, andis of the age of eighteen or over.more than once in the same district electoral area at any local election, orin more than one district electoral area at a local general election for any district.(4) For the purposes of this section, a person does not attain the age of eighteen years until the beginning of the relevant anniversary of the day of his birth.(1) Notwithstanding section 205(2) of the Representation of the (2) In the case of local elections, it is immaterial for the purposes of section 3 of that Act (disfranchisement of convicted persons) as applied by this section whether the conviction or sentence was before or after the passing of this Act.(1) A person is not validly nominated as a candidate at a local election unless his consent to nomination includes a declaration in the form set out in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act.(2) In Schedule 5 to the (1) A person is not eligible to be F25returned to a district council to fill a casual vacancy in the council unless he has made, and served on the clerk of the council, a declaration in the form set out in Part II of Schedule 2 to this Act.(2) In section 11(4B) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (procedure for filling casual vacancy) in paragraph (c) for the words from “any person” to “meeting” there is substituted—A person is not validly nominated as a candidate at an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly unless his consent to nomination includes a declaration in the form set out in Part I of Schedule 2 to this Act. a proscribed organisation, oracts of terrorism (that is to say, violence for political ends) connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland, andat a public meeting, orknowing, or in such circumstances that he can reasonably be expected to know, that the fact that he has made that expression of support or approval is likely to become known to the public.(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above a person shall be taken to express support for, or approval of, any matter if his words or actions could reasonably be understood as expressing support for, or approval of, it.whether the expression of support or approval is made by spoken or written words, by the display of written matter or by other behaviour, andwhether it is made in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.(4) This section has effect notwithstanding section 26(1) of the any meeting in a public place,any meeting which the public or any section of the public is permitted to attend, whether on payment or otherwise, andany meeting of the Northern Ireland Assembly, a district council or any committee or sub-committee of the Assembly or such a council (whether or not a meeting which the public is permitted to attend) , and
- any person who—
- (i) is qualified to be a member of the council;
- (ii) has made, and served on the clerk of the council, a declaration in the form set out in Part II of Schedule 2 to the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989; and
- (iii) is not objected to by any member of the council present at the meeting;
- “public place” means—
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