Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

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Amendment of Act of 2022

45. The Act of 2022 is amended—

(a) in section 2—

(i) in the definition of “election”, by the substitution of “, a Seanad election or a Limerick mayoral election;” for “or a Seanad election;”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following definitions:

“‘Limerick mayoral election’ means an election, including a mayoral by-election, held in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024;

‘plebiscite’ means a plebiscite held under Part 6 of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024;”,

(b) in subsection (1) of section 43—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) a local election;”,

and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) a Limerick mayoral election.”,

(c) in paragraph (b) of section 45, by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) in the case of a party which applies for registration as a party organised to contest—

(I) a local election only,

(II) a Limerick mayoral election only, or

(III) both a local election and a Limerick mayoral election,

it has at least 3 members who are, at the time the application for registration is made, members of a local authority and each of whom certifies in writing to the Registrar that he or she is a member of the party,”,

(d) in subsection (5) of section 51—

(i) by the substitution of “Act of 2001, or” for “Act of 2001.”, and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) in the case of a Limerick mayoral election relative to a party registered or seeking registration (including registration of a political party emblem) as a party organised to contest a Limerick mayoral election, after the date of the making of the order of the Minister under paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.”,

(e) in subsection (2) of section 67—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (f):

“(f) a referendum;”,

and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (f):

“(g) a Limerick mayoral election;

(h) a plebiscite.”,

and

(f) in subsection (3) of section 68—

(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):

“(e) articles 51, 57, 62, 65 and 74 of the Local Elections Regulations 1995;”,

and

(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (e):

“(f) paragraphs 37 and 42 of the Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024.”.