Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015

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Nominating bodies - Association of Irish Local Government and Local Authority Members’ Association

2. The Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 is amended with effect from 21 March 2015—

(a) in section 2, by inserting after the definition of “the appeal board” the following:

“ ‘Association of Irish Local Government’ means—

(a) the association of local authorities (within the meaning of section 225 of the Local Government Act 2001 ) known as the Association of Irish Local Government being the successor body of the Association of County and City Councils and the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, or

(b) any other association of local authorities (within the meaning of the said section 225) which may be established in place of the Association of Irish Local Government;”,

(b) in section 2, by inserting after the definition of “the list of candidates” the following:

“ ‘Local Authority Members’ Association’ means the association of the members of local authorities (within the meaning of section 2 of the Local Government Act 2001) known as the Local Authority Members’ Association;”,

(c) in section 8(2), by substituting for paragraph (h) the following:

“(h) (i) the Association of Irish Local Government and the Local Authority Members’ Association shall be registered in the register in respect of the administrative panel without application, and

(ii) no other body shall be registered in the register in respect of that panel unless its objects and activities consist, wholly or substantially, of voluntary social services of a charitable or eleemosynary character.”,

(d) by inserting after section 16 the following:

“Association of Irish Local Government and Local Authority Members’ Association included on register of nominating bodies

16A. (1) Notwithstanding sections 15, 16 and 19, the Association of Irish Local Government and the Local Authority Members’ Association shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be registered, in respect of the administrative panel, without application, in the register of nominating bodies which came into force, in accordance with subsection (1) of section 19, on 21 March 2015.

(2) As soon as is practicable after the passing of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 the Seanad returning officer shall publish, in the Iris Oifigiúil, notice that the Association of Irish Local Government and the Local Authority Members’ Association are registered, in respect of the administrative panel, in the register of nominating bodies which came into force on 21 March 2015.”,

(e) in section 27, by substituting for subsection (3) the following:

“(3) In the case of the Association of Irish Local Government and the Local Authority Members’ Association, the persons to be proposed for nomination to the administrative panel by those bodies respectively shall be chosen by the members of the body voting on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.”,

and

(f) in section 58A (inserted by section 11 of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1954 ), by substituting for subsection (3) the following:

“(3) In the case of the Association of Irish Local Government and the Local Authority Members’ Association, the person nominated under this section shall be chosen by the members of the body voting on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.”.