Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2001

Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act.

16.—Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended by—

(a) in subsection (4)—

(i) the substitution of “section 25(7)(d)” for “section 25(4)(c)”,

(ii) the substitution of the following sentence for the second sentence in that subsection:

“Where such a certificate is produced, the returning officer, provided he is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so in relation to the candidate, shall cause—

(a) a statement of the name of the relevant political party and a copy of the political party's emblem as registered in the Register of Political Parties to be specified in relation to the candidates on all the ballot papers, and

(b) a statement of the name of the relevant political party to be specified in relation to the candidate on notices.”,

and

(b) in subsection (7), the substitution of “section 25C(7)” for “section 25(14)”.