European Parliament Elections Act, 1997

Amendment of Electoral Act, 1992.

25.—The Electoral Act, 1992 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution in subsection (1) of section 17 for “or at any other election or referendum in accordance with the Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1986 ” of “, at a presidential election in accordance with the said Part XIV (as applied to a presidential election by section 41 of the Presidential Elections Act, 1993 ), at a referendum in accordance with the said Part XIV (as applied to a referendum by section 29 of the Referendum Act, 1994 ), at a European election in accordance with Part V of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997 or at a local election in accordance with Part VIII of the Local Elections Regulations, 1995 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1995 )”,

(b) the substitution in paragraph (d)(ii) of subsection (3) of section 164 for “the European Assembly Elections Acts, 1977 to 1992” of “the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997”,

(c) the substitution in subsection (1)(c) of section 165 for “the European Assembly Elections Acts, 1977 to 1992” of “the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997”, and

(d) the substitution in subsection (5) of section 165 for “Rule 18 of the First Schedule to the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 ” of “Rule 22 of the Second Schedule to the European Parliament Elections Act, 1997”.