Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act, 1937

Appeals to the annual revision appeal committee.

18.—(1) Not later than the 1st day of March in the year 1939 and every subsequent year, the Seanad returning officer shall—

(a) inform every body which applied for registration in, deletion from, or amendment of the register of nominating bodies at the annual revision in that year whether he allowed or disallowed such application and, in the case of disallowance, his reasons therefor, and

(b) communicate to every body affected by a deletion from or amendment of the register of nominating bodies made by him at the annual revision in that year otherwise than on an application by such body the particulars of such deletion or amendment and his reasons therefor.

(2) Any of the following persons may appeal to the annual revision appeal committee against such of the decisions of the Seanad returning officer as are hereinafter specified, that is to say:—

(a) in the case of a disallowance of an application, the body by which such application was made,

(b) in the case of an allowance of an application for registration, any nominating body registered in the register of nominating bodies, and any body which applied at such annual revision for registration in the said register, whether such application was allowed or disallowed,

(c) in the case of a deletion from or amendment of the said register made by the Seanad returning officer otherwise than on an application under this Act, the body affected by such deletion or amendment.

(3) Every appeal under this section to an annual revision appeal committee shall be made in writing and shall state the grounds on which the appeal is made and shall be delivered or sent by post to the Clerk of Dáil Eireann on or before the 15th day of March in the year in which the decision appealed against was given.

(4) Every appeal under this section shall be open to inspection at all convenient times by the Seanad returning officer.