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Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006
No. 33 of 2006
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-10 | 11 December 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S.11 | 25 November 2006 | S. 11(3) |
| Ss.12-20 | 11 December 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Act included in collectively cited Electoral Acts | s. 20(2) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited European Parliament Elections Acts | s. 20(3) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited in Presidential Elections Acts | s. 20(4) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited in Local Elections Acts | s. 20(5) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited in Referendum Acts | s. 20(6) | ||
| Act included in collectively cited in Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 (62/2015), s. 6(2) | ||
| s. 20(7) | |||
| Act included in collectively cited in Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Acts | Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 1(5), s. 20(8) | 21 September 2018 | Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 366 of 2018), art. 2 |
| Functions transferred and references construed (Limerick) | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 20247/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, 23, 25, 26, 28 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b)-(c) |
| Terms "presidential elector" and "elector" construed | Electoral Act 1992 (23/1992), s. 7 | 11 December 1992 | Electoral Act 1992 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 386 of 1992), art. 3(1)(b), (2) |
| Time at which person attains a particular age | Age of Majority Act 1985 (2/1985), s. 4 | 1 March 1985 | Commenced as per s. 9(2) |
| Ministerial power to make adaptations or modifications to collectively cited Acts provided | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 (38/2001), s. 48(1), (3) | 1 November 2001 | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 497 of 2001), art. 2 |
| Collectively cited Referendum Acts adapted and modified | Referendum (Special Difficulty) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 128 of 1992), arts. 3. 4 | 25 June 2021 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 1 amended | Prisons Act 2015 (No. 57 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 19 | 7 April 2017 | Prisons Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 134 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 2(1)(a) substituted | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 111 | 13 October 2022 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 512 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| S. 3(1)(c) substituted | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 112 | 13 October 2022 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 512 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| S. 5(1) amended | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 113 | 13 October 2022 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 512 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| S.6(4)(a) latest date for receipt of applications prescribed | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007), art. 3 | 5 January 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S.6(4)(b) notice period prescribed | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007), art. 2 | 5 January 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(6) substituted | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 114 | 13 October 2022 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 512 of 2022), art. 2(c) |
| S. 15(1)(b) amended | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 43 | 31 March 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 123 of 2024), art. 2(d) |
| S. 19 repealed | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 4(2) | 13 October 2022 | Electoral Reform Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 512 of 2022), art. 2(a) |
| S. 19 amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 205 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| Ss. 6(4) & 6(5)(b) | Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007) |