Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	29 December 1937	Commenced as per s. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(c)
Construction of references amended	24/2014, ss. 1, 2
S. 3 amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(a)
	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 31(a), (b)
	9/2018, ss. 1(2), 30(a)
	21/2011, s. 62(1)
S. 5 renumbered as s. 5(1)	21/2011, s. 62(2)(a)
S. 5(2) amended	62/2015, s. 1(2)
S. 5(2) inserted	21/2011, s. 62(2)(b)
S. 6*
Ss. 7(1), 7(2)* amended	3/1973, s. 3(a)
S. 7(2)* amended	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
S. 8 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(b)(i)
S. 8 (1A) inserted	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
S. 9 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(b)(ii)
S. 10 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(b)(iii)
S. 11 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(b)(iv)
S. 12 amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(d)
S. 13 repealed on the date of the first dissolution of the Dáil after the 21 day of March 2025	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 32
S. 13(1) amended	9/2018, ss. 1(2), 30(b)
S. 14 substituted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(e)
S. 15(2) deleted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(f)
S. 15(2) amended	10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6, 34(a)
S. 15(3) amended	10/2011, ss. 1(2), 6, 34(b)
S. 15(3) inserted	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
S. 16 substituted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 33
S. 16A-16G inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 34
S. 17(1)(a) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 35
S. 18(1) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(a)
S. 18(3) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(b)
S. 18(3A) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(c)
S. 18(4) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(d)
S. 18(6) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(e)
S. 18(8) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 36(f)
S. 18A-18D inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 37
S. 19(1) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 38(a)
S. 19(2) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 38(b)
S. 20(2) amended	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
S. 20(4) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 39
S. 21 application restricted	S.I. No. 321 of 1997, arts. 2, 3
	S.I. No. 312 of 1997, arts. 2, 3
S. 22(4) inserted	33/2006, s. 13
S. 25 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(g)
S. 25 additional provision	24/1983, s. 74(1)(b)
S. 25 substituted	23/1992, ss. 1(6), 166(a)
S. 25(1) amended	62/2015, s. 1(3)
	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
S. 26(1) amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(h)
	23/1992, ss. 1(6), 166(b)
S. 27A inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 45
S. 28 amended	24/1983, s. 8(1), schedule 4, pt. 1
S. 28A inserted	62/2015, s. 1(1)
S. 28A(2) deleted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(i)
S. 29A inserted	9/2018, ss. 1(2), 30(c)
S. 29B inserted	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 36
S. 31 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(j)
S. 32 amended	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(k)
S. 33 inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 28
Part V (ss. 34-38) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 30
Part VI (ss. 39-42) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 40
Sch. 1 repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 27(1)(b)(v)
Sch. 1 amended	3/1973, s. 3(b)
Sch. 1, rls. 4, 14, 15 amended	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
Sch. 1, rl. 15A inserted	38/2001, ss. 1(9), 56
Sch. 2 amended	4/1972, s. 2
Sch. 2, rl. 5 amended	24/1983, s. 8(1), schedule 4, pt. 1
Sch. 3, rl. 4(5) repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(a)(i)
Sch. 3, rl. 4(5A) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(a)(ii)
Sch. 3, rl. 4(6) repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(a)(iii)
Sch. 3, rl. 4(6A) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(a)(iv)
Sch. 3, rl. 4(8) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(a)(v)
Sch. 3, rl. 5(2) repealed	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(b)(i)
Sch. 3, rl. 5(2A) inserted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(b)(ii)
Sch. 3, rl. 7(3) substituted	40/2024, ss. 2(1), 46(c)

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 4	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 409 of 2024)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 483 of 2019)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 115 of 2007)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 67 of 2002)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. No. 290 of 2000)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 1972 (S.I. No. 201 of 1972)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) Regulations 1938 (S.I. No. 18 of 1938)
S. 12	Seanad (University Members) General Election Order 1948 (S.I. No. 209 of 1948)
S. 15	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 103 of 1987)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 23 of 1983)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 236 of 1981)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 384 of 1979)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 205 of 1977)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 77 of 1973)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 129 of 1969)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1965 (S.I. No. 145 of 1965)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) (No. 2) Order 1961 (S.I. No. 277 of 1961)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1961 (S.I. No. 211 of 1961)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1951 (S.I. No. 200 of 1951)
	Seanad Electoral (Charges of Returning Officers in University Constituencies) Order 1938 (S.I. No. 31 of 1938)
S. 16	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 409 of 2024)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 483 of 2019)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 115 of 2007)
S. 20	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 409 of 2024)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 483 of 2019)
	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Prescribed Matters) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 115 of 2007)
S. 25	Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage (Amendment) Scheme 1990 (S.I. No. 253 of 1990)
	Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage (Amendment) Scheme 1984 (S.I. No. 289 of 1984)
	The Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations 1961 (S.I. No. 194 of 1961)

* On 26/07/2023, the Supreme Court found in Tomás Heneghan -V- The Minister for Housing, Planning & Local Government & Others that section 6 & 7 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 was not compatible with Article 18.4.2 of the Constitution.