Údarás na Gaeltachta Act, 1979

Returning officers.

32.—(1) For the purposes of this Part the Minister shall, in respect of each constituency specified in section 29, appoint a fit and proper person to be the returning officer, and it shall be the general duty of the returning officer to do all such acts and things as may be necessary for effectually conducting an election in his constituency, to ascertain and declare the results of that election and to furnish to the Minister a return of the persons elected for that constituency.

(2) (a) The returning officer may perform any of his functions as returning officer through or by any other person or persons duly authorised by him in writing for that purpose.

(b) The returning officer may appoint in writing one or more persons to be deputy returning officer or officers and may delegate to any such deputy such of the functions of the returning officer as may be specified in the appointment.

(3) The returning officer, any deputy returning officer or any person employed by the returning officer or a deputy returning officer shall not be entitled to be nominated as, or to nominate, a candidate at an election.

(4) The returning officer, any deputy returning officer or any person employed by the returning officer or a deputy returning officer shall not act as agent for any candidate in an election or further the candidature of such a candidate.