Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024
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Application of Part V of Act of 1997 to elections in Seanad Higher Education constituency | ||
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44. The Act of 1997 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 2(1)— | ||
(i) in the definition of “election” by the substitution of “except in Parts V, VII and VIII” for “except in Parts VII and VIII”, | ||
(ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Seanad election”: | ||
“ ‘Seanad election’ means the election of members to Seanad Éireann from panels of candidates, within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 , and the election of members to Seanad Éireann from the Seanad Higher Education constituency and includes both a Seanad general election and a Seanad bye-election;”, | ||
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(iii) by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“ ‘Seanad Higher Education constituency’ means the Higher Education constituency within the meaning of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Act 2024.”, | ||
(b) in section 3(1), by the substitution of “31, 32, 32A, 46,” for “31, 32, 46,”, | ||
(c) in section 18(2), by the substitution of “the Seanad Electoral (Higher Education Members) Acts 1937 to 2024” for “the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937 to 1973”, | ||
(d) in section 22(2)(b)(v), by the substitution of “Dáil, Seanad or European election” for “Dáil or European election”, | ||
(e) in section 27— | ||
(i) in the definition of “candidate”, by the insertion of “, an election in the Seanad Higher Education constituency” after “at a Dáil election”, | ||
(ii) in the definition of “notice of the poll”, by the substitution of “, section 87 of the Act of 1992 or section 18C of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 ” for “or section 87 of the Act of 1992”, and | ||
(iii) in the definition of “returning officer”, by the insertion of “, an election in the Seanad Higher Education constituency” after “a Dáil election”, | ||
(iv) by the insertion of the following definition: | ||
“ ‘election’ means, as the context may require, a Dáil election, an election in the Seanad Higher Education constituency or a European election or any combination thereof;”, | ||
(f) in section 31(3)(a)— | ||
(i) in subparagraph (ii), by deleting “and”, | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii): | ||
“(iia) in the case of an election in the Seanad Higher Education constituency, on the date of the order made by the Minister under section 12 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 , and” | ||
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(iii) by the substitution of “ending on the polling day at the election or, in the case of an election in the Seanad Higher Education constituency, on the day on which the poll in that constituency is closed;” for “ending on polling day at the election;”, | ||
(g) in section 36(5)(a), by the insertion of “or subsection (3) of section 19 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 ,” after “Act of 1997,”, | ||
(h) in section 40, in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “section 32, 32A or 42” for “section 32 or 42”, and | ||
(i) in section 41— | ||
(i) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “or section 19 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 ” after “the Act of 1997”, and | ||
(ii) in subsection (2), by the insertion of “32A” after “section 32(1)(a),”. |