Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024

Further evidence that may be required for purposes of registration on first register of electors

16. (1) The chief registration officer, before registering any person in the register of electors, may if he or she thinks it necessary—

(a) require such person to produce a certificate of his or her birth or, if that is not practicable or convenient, to make a statutory declaration that he or she has attained the age of eighteen years, and

(b) require such person either, as the case may require, to make a statutory declaration that he or she is a citizen of Ireland or to produce a certificate of his or her naturalisation as a citizen of Ireland or a valid passport issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

(2) The Minister may prescribe the form and manner of making of a statutory declaration under this section.