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ELECTORAL LAW ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1962 - SECT 93

Jurisdiction.

93.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of the rules made under it,
the principles, practice and rules on which committees of the House of Commons
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom used to act in dealing with election
petitions shall be observed, so far as may be, by the High Court and
election courts in relation to election petitions; and in particular the
principles and rules with regard to agency and evidence and to a scrutiny, and
to the declaring any person elected in the room of any other person declared
not to have been duly elected, shall be observed, as far as may be, in
relation to a local election petition as in relation to a
parliamentary election petition.

(2) The High Court shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, have the same
powers, jurisdiction and authority with respect to an election petition and
the proceedings thereon as if the petition were an ordinary action within its
jurisdiction.

(3) The duties to be performed by the prescribed officer under this Part shall
be performed by such officer of the Supreme Court as the Lord Chief Justice
may determine, and there may be awarded to such officer, in addition to his
salary payable apart from the provisions of this sub-section, such
remuneration for the performance of his duties in relation to elections under
this Part as the Lord Chief Justice with the consent of the Ministry of
Finance may determine.

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