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Uimhir 9 de 1935.
ACHT RIALTAIS ÁITIÚLA (REACHT-SHAOIRSE DO LEATHNÚ), 1935.
Mínithe agus léiriú.
1.—(1) San Acht so—
cialluíonn an abairt “dáta cáilíochta” aon 15adh lá de Mhí na Samhna tar éis an Achta so do rith;
cialluíonn an abairt “an chéad dáta cáilíochta” an chéad 15adh lá de Mhí na Samhna tar éis an Achta so do rith;
ní fholuíonn an focal “duine” cólucht corpruithe ná cólucht neamh-ionchorpruithe de dhaoine.
(2) Léighfear agus léireofar an tAcht so mar éinní amháin leis an Acht chun Toghthóirí Rialtais Áitiúla do Chlárú, 1924 (Uimh. 7 de 1924), agus leis an méid den Representation of the People Act, 1918, agus den Acht Timpeal Toghachán, 1923 (Uimh. 12 de 1923), a bhaineann no d'fhéadfadh baint le reacht-shaoirse rialtais áitiúla no le clárú toghthóirí rialtais áitiúla.
Reacht-shaoirse rialtais áitiúla do leathnú.
2.—(1) Gach duine (idir fhireann agus baineann) a bheidh, ar aon dáta cáilíochta, ina shaoránach de Shaorstát Éireann agus bliain is fiche slán aige agus gan é fé aon mhí-chumas dlíthiúil beidh sé i dteideal a chláruithe sa chlár de thoghthóirí a hullamhófar maidir leis an dáta cáilíochta san mar thoghthóir rialtais áitiúla sa togha-líomatáiste rialtais áitiúla ina raibh gnáthchomhnaí air ar an dáta cáilíochta san.
(2) An ceart a bronntar leis an alt so ar dhuine ar bith chun a chláruithe mar thoghthóir rialtais áitiúla beidh sé i dteanta aon chirt agus gan dochar d'aon cheart chun a chláruithe amhlaidh a bheidh ag an duine sin fé achtachán ar bith atá i bhfeidhm le linn an Achta so do rith.
Forálacha diombuana.
3.—Ar feadh na tréimhse o am an Achta so do rith agus dá éis sin agus roimh an gcéad 1adh lá de Mheitheamh tar éis an chéad dáta cáilíochta tuigfear gach duine bheidh cláruithe mar thoghthóir Dhála in aon togha-líomatáiste rialtais áitiúla agus ná beidh cláruithe mar thoghthóir rialtais áitiúla sa togha-líomatáiste sin do bheith cláruithe mar thoghthóir rialtais áitiúla sa toghalíomatáiste sin agus beidh aige pé cearta vótála (más aon cheann é) do bheadh aige de bharr a chláruithe amhlaidh.
Eisceacht maidir le dí-cháilíochtaí, etc.
4.—Duine ar bith a bheidh cláruithe no tuigfear do bheith cláruithe fén Acht so no dá bhuadh mar thoghthóir rialtais áitiúla ní shaorfaidh an clárú san é o aon dí-cháilíocht chun vótála, ná o aon phionós mar gheall ar vótáil agus é dí-cháilithe, ná o theorainn ar bith a bheidh leis an líon de vótanna is infheidhmithe.
Gearr-theideal.
5.—Féadfar an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúla (Reacht-Shaoirse do Leathnú), 1935, do ghairm den Acht so.
Number 9 of 1935.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE) ACT, 1935.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Acts Referred to | |
No. 7 of 1924 | |
No. 12 of 1923 | |
Number 9 of 1935.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE) ACT, 1935.
Definitions and construction.
1.—(1) In this Act—
the expression “qualifying date” means any 15th day of November subsequent to the passing of this Act;
the expression “first qualifying date” means the 15th day of November which occurs next after the passing of this Act;
the word “person” does not include a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons.
(2) This Act shall be read and construed as one with the Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924 (No. 7 of 1924), and with so much of the Representation of the People Act, 1918, and the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), as relates or is applicable to local government franchise or the registration of local government electors.
Extension of local government franchise.
2.—(1) Every person (without distinction of sex) who, on any qualifying date, is a citizen of Saorstát Eireann and has attained the age of twenty-one years and is not subject to any legal incapacity shall be entitled to be registered in the register of electors prepared in relation to that qualifying date as a local government elector in the local government electoral area in which he was ordinarily resident on the said qualifying date.
(2) The right of registration as a local government elector conferred by this section on any person shall be in addition and without prejudice to any right to such registration which such person may have under any enactment in force at the passing of this Act.
Transitory provisions.
3.—During the period from and after the passing of this Act and before the 1st day of June next after the first qualifying date, every person who is registered as a Dáil elector in any local government electoral area and is not registered as a local government elector in that electoral area shall be deemed to be registered as a local government elector in the said electoral area and shall have such rights (if any) of voting as would be conferred on him by such registration.
Saving for disqualifications, etc.
4.—No person who is registered or deemed to be registered under or by virtue of this Act as a local government elector shall be relieved by such registration from any disqualification for voting, nor from any penalty for voting when disqualified, nor from any restriction on the number of votes exercisable.
Short title.
5.—This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Extension of Franchise) Act, 1935.