Elections Act, 1960

Agents.

13.—(1) A person appointed in relation to the Dáil election under section 22 of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 , as a personation agent may attend at the polling station to which he was appointed notwithstanding that that station is also used for the purposes of any of the local elections.

(2) A person appointed in relation to any of the local elections under section 22 of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 , as applied by section 39 of the Local Government Act, 1941 , as a personation agent may attend at the polling station to which he was appointed notwithstanding that that polling station is also used for the purposes of the Dáil election.

(3) A person appointed in relation to the Dáil election under Rule 29 of the Rules contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Electoral Act, 1923 , as an agent to attend the counting of the votes may attend the counting of the votes at the local elections.

(4) A person appointed in relation to any of the local elections under Rule 28 of the Rules contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Local Elections Order, 1942 , as an agent to attend the counting of votes may attend the counting of votes at the Dáil election.

(5) A person appointed in relation to the Dáil election under section 30 of the Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923 , as a sub-agent may attend at any polling station used at the Dáil election notwithstanding that that station is also used for the purposes of any of the local elections.

(6) In applying Rule 49 of the Rules contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Electoral Act, 1923 , in relation to the Dáil election, the words “in pursuance of this Act” shall be disregarded.

(7) In applying Rule 48 of the Rules contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Local Elections Order, 1942 , in relation to any of the local elections, the words “in pursuance of this Act” shall be disregarded.