S.I. No. 121/1963 -- Electoral Act, 1963 (Commencement) Order, 1963.
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S.I. No. 121/1963:
ELECTORAL ACT, 1963 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1963.
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ELECTORAL ACT, 1963 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1963.
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The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsection (2) of section 1 of the Electoral Act, 1963 (No. 19 of 1963) hereby orders as follows :--
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1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral Act, 1963 (Commencement) Order, 1963.
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2. The 12th day of July, 1963, is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 1 and 2 and Part II of the Electoral Act, 1963 , shall come into operation.
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3. Section 3 of the said Act shall come into operation on the 12th day of July, 1963, for the purpose of effecting the repeal of the enactments which are specified in the Schedule to this Order to the extent mentioned in the third column of that Schedule.
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SCHEDULE
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Enactments repealed on 12th July, 1963
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Session and Chapter or Number and Year
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Short Title
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Extent of Repeal
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12 & 13 Vict., c.85
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Dublin Corporation Act, 1894
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Sections 4 and 21.
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12 & 13 Vict., c.97
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Dublin Improvement Act, 1849
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Section 57.
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13 & 14 Vict., c.69
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Representation of the People (Ireland) Act, 1850
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The whole Act.
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33 & 34 Vict., c.23
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Forfeiture Act, 1870
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In section 2: all words from " or of exercising " to the end of the sections.
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35 & 36 Vict., c.33
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Ballot Act, 1872
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The whole Act.
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40 & 41 Vict., c, 56
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Country Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877
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In section 21: all words from the beginning of the section to "in the same manner as heretofore."
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48 & 49 Vict., c.17
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Parliamentary Registration (Ireland) Act, 1885
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The whole Act.
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7 & 8 Geo. 5., c.64
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Representation of the People Act, 1918
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The whole Act,
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Session and Chapter or Number and Year
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Short Title
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Extent of Repeal
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No. 12 of 1923
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Electoral Act, 1923
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Parts I and II ; in section 58 : the words "the Dáil franchises enacted by this Act shall take the place of all Parliamentary franchises existing at the time of the passing of this Act ; and" ; section 61 ; subsection (1) of section 62 ; in section 62 ; in section 63 : the words " registration officer " and " the registration of electors or " wherever they occur ; First Schedule ; paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of the Ninth Schedule.
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No. 38 of 1923
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Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923
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Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 6; in section 15 : the words " being registered as a Dáil Seanad or Local Government elector, or " ; sections 43 and 47.
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No. 7 of 1924
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Local Government Electors Registration Act, 1924 .
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The whole Act.
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No. 27 of 1926
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Court Officers Act, 1926
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Section 39.
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No. 23 of 1927
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Juries Act, 1927
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Part II.
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No. 29 of 1932
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Electoral (Registration Appeals) Act, 1932 .
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The whole Act.
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No. 9 of 1935
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Local Government (Extension of Franchise) Act, 1935 .
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The whole Act.
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No. 6 of 1945
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Electoral (Dáil Éireann and Local Authorities Act, 1945.
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The whole Act.
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No. 43 of 1960
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Electoral Act, 1960
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Sections 5, 6 and 9 ; subsections (1) to (4) of section 17.
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this twelfth day of July, 1963.
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NEIL T. BLANEY,
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Minister for Local Government
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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This Order brings into force the parts of the Electoral Act, 1963 , dealing with the registration of electors and the repeals of the earlier legislation on the same subject.
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