Presidential Elections Act, 1937

Application of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 .

32.—(1) The following portions of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 (No. 38 of 1923), shall apply and have effect in relation to presidential elections, that is to say:—

(a) Part I, except section 7 ,

(b) Part II, except sections 8 , 16 , 17 , and 18 ,

(c) in Part III, sections 25 and 26 ,

(d) in Part VIII, sections 44 , 45 , 46 , 49 , 52 , 53 , and 56 .

(2) For the purpose of the application of the said portions of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 , to presidential elections in pursuance of the foregoing sub-section of this section—

(a) the word “election,” wherever it is used without qualification in the said portions of the said Act, shall be construed and have effect as including a presidential election;

(b) the expression “Dáil election”, wherever it occurs in the said portions of the said Act, shall be construed and have effect as including a presidential election;

(c) the word “candidate”, wherever it similarly occurs, shall be construed and have effect as including a candidate at a presidential election;

(d) the expression “election agent”, wherever it similarly occurs, shall be construed and have effect as including both a principal agent appointed under this Act and a local agent similarly appointed;

(e) in sub-section (2) of section 2 of the said Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 , the words “to be the President” shall be substituted for the words “to serve in the Oireachtas”;

(f) in sub-section (3) of section 10 of the said Act, the question “Have you already voted at this presidential election?” shall be substituted for the question mentioned in the said sub-section;

(g) section 12 of the said Act shall apply to every lawful public meeting held by or on behalf of a candidate after the date of the order appointing days and before the polling day;

(h) in section 46 of the said Act the expression “returning officer” shall be construed and have effect as including both the presidential returning officer and a local returning officer.