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ELECTORAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 90

Withdrawal and substitution of respondents before trial.

90.(1) If before the trial of an election petition a respondent other than a
returning officer gives the prescribed notice that he does not intend to
oppose the petition, or dies, or

(a)where the petition questions a parliamentary election or return, the House
of Commons have resolved that his seat is vacant; or

(b)where the petition questions a local election, he resigns or otherwise
ceases to hold the office to which the petition relates;

(2) A respondent who has given the prescribed notice that he does not intend
to oppose the petition shall not be allowed to appear or act as a party
against the petition in any proceedings thereon, and if the petition relates
to a parliamentary election he shall not sit or vote in the House of Commons
until the House of Commons has been informed of the report on the petition.

Where a respondent to a parliamentary election petition has given the said
notice in the prescribed time and manner, the High Court shall report that
fact to the Speaker.

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