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Uimhir 6 de 1945.
AN tACHT TOGHCHÁIN (DÁIL ÉIREANN AGUS ÚDARÁIS ÁITIÚLA), 1945.
[An tionntó oifigiúil.]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht so—
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1923” an tAcht Timpeall Toghchán, 1923 (Uimh. 12 de 1923);
ciallaíonn an abairt “Acht 1935” an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúil (Reacht-Shaoirse do Leathnú), 1935 (Uimh. 9 de 1935).
Alt 6 d'Acht 1923 do leasú.
2.—Beidh éifeacht ag Acht 1923 fé is dá gcuirtí an t-alt so leanas in ionad ailt 6:—
“6.—An 15ú lá de Mheán Fómhair an dáta cáilitheach do gach clár.”
Alt 7 d'Acht 1923 do leasú.
3.—Beidh éifeacht ag Acht 1923 fé is dá gcuirtí an t-alt so leanas in ionad ailt 7:—
“7.—Chun críocha an Achta so, is tuigthe gurb é is aois do dhuine an aois do bhí ag an duine sin an 15ú lá de Mheán Fómhair, sé sin, an dáta cáilitheach.”
Alt 8 d'Acht 1923 do leasú.
4.—(1) Cuirfear na fó-ailt seo leanas in ionad fó-alt (1) agus (2) d'alt 8 d'Acht 1923:—
“(1) Déanfar aon chlár amháin de thoghthóirí d'ullmhú gach bliain de dhaoine bhí cáilithe mar thoghthóirí an 15ú lá de Mheán Fómhair roimhe sin.
(2) Tiocfaidh gach clár i bhfeidhm ar thosnú don 15ú lá d'Abrán díreach i ndiaidh an dáta cháilithigh ar ina leith a déanfar an clár san agus fanfaidh sé i bhfeidhm ar feadh bliana.”
(2) D'ainneoin éinní atá i bhfó-alt (1) den alt so tiocfaidh an clár de dhaoine bhí cáilithe mar thoghthóirí Dála an 15ú lá de Shamhain, 1944, i ngníomh an lú lá de Meitheamh, 1945, ach scoirfidh de bheith i bhfeidhm an 14ú lá d'Abrán, 1946.
An Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923 do leasú.
5.—Déanfar na leasuithe seo leanas sa Chéad Sceideal a ghabhas le hAcht 1923:—
(a) i Riail 6, cuirfear “an 24ú lá de Shamhain” in ionad “an 29ú lá d'Eanar”,
(b) i Riail 9, cuirfear “an 22ú lá de Nollaig” in ionad “an 26ú lá d'Fheabhra”,
(c) i Riail 11, cuirfear “an 6ú lá d'Eanar” in ionad “an 12ú lá de Mhárta”,
(d) i Riail 12, cuirfear “an 14ú lá de Nollaig” in ionad “an 19ú lá d'Fheabhra”, agus cuirfear “an 20ú lá d'Eanar” in ionad “an 26ú lá de Mhárta”,
(e) i Riail 13, cuirfear ‘an 30ú lá de Nollaig” in ionad “an 5ú lá de Mhárta”,
(f) i Riail 14, cuirfear “an 20ú lá d'Eanar” in ionad “an 26ú lá de Mhárta”,
(g) i Riail 16, cuirfear “an 22ú lá de Nollaig” in ionad “an 26ú lá d'Fheabhra”,
(h) i Riail 23, cuirfear “an 20ú lá d'Eanar” in ionad “an 26ú lá de Mhárta”,
(i) i Riail 26, cuirfear “an 15ú lá d'Abrán” in ionad “an lú lá de Mheitheamh”.
Leasú iarmartach ar alt 4 den Acht chun Toghthóirí. Rialtais Áitiúil do Chlárú, 1924.
6.—Na tagairtí d'Acht 1923 atá in alt 4 (a chuireas Act 1923 i mbaint le clarú toghthóirí rialtais áitiúl) den Acht chun Toghthóirí Rialtais Áitiúil do Chlarú, 1924 (Uimh. 7 de 1924), léireofar iad mar thagairtí d'Acht 1923, arna leasú leis an Acht so.
Alt 2 d'Acht 1935 do leasú.
7.—I bhfó-alt (1) d'alt 2 d'Acht 1935 ciallóidh an abairt “dáta cáilíochta” an 15ú lá de Mheán Fómhair.
An míniú atá ar “dáta cáilíochta” in Acht 1935 d'athghairm.
8.—Athghairmtear leis seo an míniú (atá i bhfó-alt (1) d'alt] d'Acht 1935) ar an abairt “dáta cáilíochta”.
Gearr-theideal agus tosach feidhme.
9.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Toghcháin (Dáil Éireann agus Údaráis Áitiúla), 1945, do ghairm den Acht so.
(2) Tiocfaidh an tAcht so i ngníomh an 1ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1945.
Number 6 of 1945.
ELECTORAL (DAIL EIREANN AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES) ACT, 1945.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Consequential amendment of section 4 of the Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924. | |
Acts Referred to | |
No. 12 of 1923 | |
No. 9 of 1935 | |
No. 7 of 1924 | |
Number 6 of 1945.
ELECTORAL (DAIL EIREANN AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES) ACT, 1945.
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
the expression “the Act of 1923” means the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923);
the expression “the Act of 1935” means the Local Government (Extension of Franchise) Act, 1935 (No. 9 of 1935).
Amendment of section 6 of the Act of 1923.
2.—The Act of 1923 shall have effect as if the following section were substituted for section 6:—
“6.—The qualifying date for every register shall be the 15th day of September.”
Amendment of section 7 of the Act of 1923.
3.—The Act of 1923 shall have effect as if the following section were substituted for section 7:—
“7.—For the purposes of this Act a person's age shall be taken to be that person's age on the 15th day of September, being the qualifying date.”
Amendment of section 8 of the Act of 1923.
4.—(1) The following subsections shall be substituted for sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 8 of the Act of 1923:—
“(1) One register of electors shall be prepared in every year of persons who were qualified as electors on the previous 15th day of September.
(2) Every register shall come into force on the commencement of the 15th day of April next after the qualifying date in respect of which such register is made and shall remain in force for one year.”
(2) The register of persons qualified as Dáil electors on the 15th day of November, 1944, shall, notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1) of this section, come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1945, but shall cease to be in force on the 14th day of April, 1946.
Amendments of the First Schedule to the Act of 1923.
5.—The following amendments shall be made in the First Schedule to the Act of 1923—
(a) in Rule 6, “the 24th day of November” shall be substituted for “the 29th day of January”,
(b) in Rule 9, “the 22nd day of December” shall be substituted for “the 26th day of February”,
(c) in Rule 11, “the 6th day of January” shall be substituted for “the 12th day of March”,
(d) in Rule 12, “the 14th day of December” shall be substituted for “the 19th day of February”, and “the 20th day of January” shall be substituted for “the 26th day of March”,
(e) in Rule 13, “the 30th day of December” shall be substituted for “the 5th day of March”,
(f) in Rule 14, “the 20th day of January” shall be substituted for “the 26th day of March”,
(g) in Rule 16, “the 22nd day of December” shall be substituted for “the 26th day of February”,
(h) in Rule 23,“the 20th day of January” shall be substituted for “the 26th day of March”,
(i) in Rule 26, “the 15th day of April” shall be substituted for “the 1st day of June”.
Consequential amendment of section 4 of the Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924.
6.—The references, in section 4 (which applies the Act of 1923 to registration of local government electors) of the Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924 (No. 7 of 1924), to the Act of 1923, shall be construed as references to the Act of 1923, as amended by this Act.
Amendment of section 2 of the Act of 1935.
7.—In subsection (1) of section 2 of the Act of 1935, the expression “qualifying date” shall mean the 15th day of September.
Repeal of definition of “qualifying date” in Act of 1935.
8.—The definition (contained in subsection (1) of section 1 of the Act of 1935) of the expression “qualifying date” is hereby repealed.
Short title and commencement.
9.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Dáil Eireann and Local Authorities) Act, 1945.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1945.