Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1969
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Constituencies. |
3.—(1) The members of Dáil Éireann shall, after the dissolution of Dáil Éireann which next occurs after the passing of this Act, represent the constituencies specified in the Schedule to this Act. | |
(2) An area specified in the Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1968, but if any doubt arises as to the constituency in which any townland or part thereof, any road or street or part thereof, or any part of a ward, is included, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister. | ||
(3) In the Schedule to this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to a line drawn along any road, street, avenue, bridge, river or canal shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the middle of the road, street, avenue, bridge, river or canal, | ||
(b) a reference to a point at which any road, street, avenue, bridge or river intersects or joins another road, street, avenue, bridge or river shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the middle of the one and a line drawn along the middle of the other would intersect or join, | ||
(c) a reference to the point at which any road, street, avenue, river or canal intersects or joins a boundary shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the middle of such road, street, avenue, river or canal would intersect or join such boundary, and | ||
(d) a reference to a former rural district shall be construed as a reference to that district as constituted immediately before the 1st day of October, 1925. |