Number 3 of 1973

ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 3 of 1973

ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

Short title and collective citations.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1973.

(2) The Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1972, and so much of this Act as amends those Acts may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1923 to 1973.

(3) The Local Elections Acts, 1963 to 1972, and so much of this Act as amends those Acts may be cited together as the Local Elections Acts, 1963 to 1973.

(4) The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937 and 1972, and so much of this Act as amends those Acts may be cited together as the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937 to 1973.

(5) The Presidential Elections Acts, 1937 to 1972, and so much of this Act as amends those Acts may be cited together as the Presidential Elections Acts, 1937 to 1973.

(6) The Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1972, and so much of this Act as amends those Acts may be cited together as the Referendum Acts, 1942 to 1973.

Amendment of Electoral Act, 1963.

2.—The Electoral Act, 1963, is hereby amended by the substitution of “eighteen years” for “twenty-one years”—

(a) in subsection (1) and paragraph (a) (inserted by the Local Elections Act, 1972) of subsection (2) of section 5,

(b) in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 26 (2),

(c) in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 51 (2), and

(d) in paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 70 (2).

Amendment of Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937.

3.—The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937, is hereby amended by the substitution of “eighteen years” for “twenty-one years”—

(a) in subsections (1) and (2) of section 7, and

(b) in Rule 20 of the First Schedule.

Removal of disqualification for membership of local authorities and certain related bodies by persons aged between 18 and 21 years.

4.—(1) Article 12 (4) (a) of the Schedule to the Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, is hereby amended by the substitution of “under the age of eighteen years” for “an infant”.

(2) Section 3 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1944, and section 2 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1944 (which sections apply the said Article 12 (4) (a) to committees of agriculture and vocational education committees, respectively), shall have effect as if the references therein to Article 12 of the said Schedule as amended by any subsequent enactment were references to the said Article 12 as amended by any subsequent enactment including subsection (1) of this section.

Uimhir 3 de 1973

AN tACHT TOGHCHÁIN (LEASÚ), 1973

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

1.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Toghcháin (Leasú), 1973, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Toghcháin, 1923 go 1973, a ghairm de na hAchtanna Toghcháin, 1923 go 1972, agus de cibé méid den Acht seo a leasaíonn na hAchtanna sin le chéile.

(3) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1963 go 1973, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1963 go 1972, agus de cibé méid den Acht seo a leasaíonn na hAchtanna sin le chéile.

(4) Féadfar Achtanna Toghcháin an tSeanaid (Comhaltaí Ollscoile), 1937 go 1973, a ghairm d'Achtanna Toghcháin an tSeanaid (Comhaltaí Ollscoile), 1937 agus 1972, agus de cibé méid den Acht seo a leasaíonn na hAchtanna sin le chéile.

(5) Féadfar Achtanna Toghchán an Uachtaráin, 1937 go 1973, a ghairm d'Achtanna Toghchán an Uachtaráin, 1937 go 1972, agus de cibé méid den Acht seo a leasaíonn na hAchtanna sin le chéile.

(6) Féadfar Achtanna an Reifrinn, 1942 go 1973, a ghairm d'Achtanna an Reifrinn, 1942 go 1972, agus de cibé méid den Acht seo a leasaíonn na hAchtanna sin le chéile.

Leasú ar an Acht Toghcháin, 1963.

1963, Uimh. 19.

1972 Uimh. 12.

2.—Leasaítear leis seo an tAcht Toghcháin, 1963, trí “ocht mbliana déag” a chur in ionad “bliain agus fiche”—

(a) i bhfo-alt (1) agus i mír (a) (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1972) d'fho-alt (2) d'alt 5,

(b) i míreanna (b) agus (c) d'alt 26 (2),

(c) i míreanna (b) agus (c) d'alt 51 (2), agus

(d) i míreanna (b) agus (c) d'alt 70 (2).

Leasú ar Acht Toghacháin an tSeanaid (Baill Phríomh-Scoile), 1937.

1937, Uimh. 30.

3.—Leasaítear leis seo Acht Toghcháin an tSeanaid (Baill Phríomh-Scoile), 1937, trí “ocht mbliana déag” a chur in ionad “bliain agus fiche”—

(a) i bhfo-ailt (1) agus (2) d'alt 7, agus

(b) i Riail 20 den Chéad Sceideal.

Gan daoine idir 18 mbliana agus 21 bliain d'aois a bheith dícháilithe feasta chun bheith ina gcomhaltaí d'údaráis áitiúla agus de chomhlachtaí gaolmhara áirithe.

1944, Uimh. 3.

1944, Uimh. 9.

4.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo Airteagal 12 (4) (a) den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, trí “under the age of eighteen years” a chur in ionad “an infant”.

(2) Beidh éifeacht ag alt 3 den Acht Talmhaíochta (Leasú), 1944, agus ag alt 2 den Acht Gairm-Oideachais (Leasú), 1944 (ailt a thugann feidhm don Airteagal sin 12 (4) (a) maidir le coistí talmhaíochta agus le coistí gairmoideachais, faoi seach), amhail is dá mba é a bheadh sna tagairtí sna hailt sin d'Airteagal 12 den Sceideal sin arna leasú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin tagairtí don Airteagal sin 12 arna leasú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin lena n-áirítear fo-alt (1) den alt seo.