Territorial Application: Northern Ireland
39.The Act applies to Northern Ireland except sections 9, 10, 11, 67 and 70 and related paragraphs in Schedule 1.
40.Where necessary, amendments are made to the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 in order to achieve a similar result in Northern Ireland for local elections. In Northern Ireland the Representation of the People Acts 1983 and 1985 do not apply to local elections although the 1983 Act is modified and applied indirectly by virtue of the Elected Authorities (Northern Ireland) Act 1989. Similarly, parts of the 1983 Act and the 1985 Act are indirectly applied to Assembly elections by virtue of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 2001 as amended.