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Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989

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As published

4 Declaration against terrorism: councillors returned to fill casual vacancies.

(1) A person is not eligible to be returned 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— 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; .

Your change, as a redline

4 Declaration against terrorism: councillors returned to fill casual vacancies.

(1) A person is not eligible to be returned 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— 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; .

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