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2026 No. 1080 NORTHERN IRELAND The Northern Ireland Assembly (Minimum Period) (Amendment) Order 2026 Made at 11.08 a.m. on 13th October 2026 Laid before Parliament at 3.30 p.m. on 13th October 2026 Coming into force 3rd November 2026 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 31 (6) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Propose a change(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Assembly (Minimum Period) (Amendment) Order 2026. (2) This Order comes into force on 3rd November 2026. (3) This Order extends to Northern Ireland only.
Propose a changeFor article 2(1) of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Minimum Period) Order 2010 substitute— (1) The minimum period for the purpose of section 31 (6) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (date of elections and dissolutions) is— (a) 26 days; or (b) where paragraph (1A) applies, 30 days. (1A) This paragraph applies where— (a) the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland, in accordance with section 15 (3A) of the Representation of the People Act 1985 (combination of polls at Northern Ireland Assembly elections with polls at parliamentary and local elections), has directed that the polls at an election of the Northern Ireland Assembly are to be taken together with the polls at any other election or elections; and (b) that direction is given no later than 31 days before the date of the polls. .
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