The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923
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Penalties for certain offences relating to registration. |
47.—(1) Every person who makes a false declaration for the purpose of a claim under Rules 9 and 10 of the First Schedule to the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), to be registered as a Dáil or Seanad or Local Government elector, whether such claim is made by such person on his own behalf or on behalf of some other person, and whether such falsity consists of an untrue statement or the omission of a material fact, shall be liable on summary conviction at the prosecution of the registration officer to a fine of not less than £5 or not more than £20. | |
(2) Every person who wilfully destroys, mutilates, effaces or removes any notice, list, copy of register or other document made available for inspection, posted up or otherwise published by a registration officer pursuant to the rules contained in the First Schedule of the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), shall be liable on summary conviction on the prosecution of the registration officer or police constable to a fine of not less than ten shillings nor more than forty shillings. |