Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005
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The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005 (c 1) was an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It expired on 24 February 2006.
Baroness Amos said that the Bill for this Act was introduced because the government was concerned that only 85% of those elligible to vote in Northern Ireland were included in the electoral register (compared to 93% in Great Britain
).
on the following dates:
The Bill received its Second and Third Reading in the House of Commons on 24 February 2005.
"the 1983 Act"
This means the Representation of the People Act 1983
.
.
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
An Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is a type of legislation called primary legislation. These Acts are passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, or by the Scottish Parliament at Edinburgh....
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It expired on 24 February 2006.
Baroness Amos said that the Bill for this Act was introduced because the government was concerned that only 85% of those elligible to vote in Northern Ireland were included in the electoral register (compared to 93% in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
).
Parliamentary debates
The Bill for this Act passed through its stages in the House of LordsHouse of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
on the following dates:
| First Reading | 9 February 2005 |
| Second Reading | 21 February 2005 |
| Committee and Report | 22 February 2005 |
| Third Reading | 22 February 2005 |
The Bill received its Second and Third Reading in the House of Commons on 24 February 2005.
Restoration to electoral register of names previously removed
This section read:"the 1983 Act"
This means the Representation of the People Act 1983
Representation of the People Act 1983
The Representation of the People Act 1983 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It changed the British electoral process in the following ways:* Amended the Representation of the People Act 1969....
.
Temporary modifications of s. 10A of Representation of the People Act 1983
This section modified section 10A of the Representation of the People Act 1983Representation of the People Act 1983
The Representation of the People Act 1983 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It changed the British electoral process in the following ways:* Amended the Representation of the People Act 1969....
.
External links
- The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005, as originally enacted from the National Archives.