Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024

Registration officers

11. (1) There shall be a registration officer for each designated institution who shall be appointed and paid by the governing body of the institution.

(2) It shall be the duty of every registration officer to assist the chief registration officer in the carrying out of his or her functions under this Part and the Schedule .

(3) A registration officer shall, where so requested by the chief registration officer, provide the chief registration officer with any information within his or her possession, power, or procurement that the chief registration officer requires to verify information provided to the chief registration officer to show that a person who makes a claim, or on whose behalf a claim is made, under section 12 , is entitled to be registered in the register of electors.

(4) No fee shall be charged by a registration officer or by the governing body of a designated institution to any person in respect of the registration of that person in the register of electors or the revision of the register.