Electoral Act, 1923

Application of enactments relating to bribery, etc.

59.—All the provisions relating to bribery, personation or corrupt practices at elections or to election petitions (other than Local Government elections or Local Government election petitions) which are contained in any statute and were in force on the 23rd day of December, 1920, and have not been repealed by this Act shall apply to Dáil elections, Seanad elections and Referenda held under this Act, and for that purpose all references in such provisions to—

(a) elections shall be construed as referring to Dáil elections, Seanad elections and Referenda held under this Act;

(b) constituencies shall be construed as referring to the constituencies established by this Act;

(c) returning and other officers, persons, ballot papers and other matters and things shall be construed as referring to the corresponding officers, persons, papers, matters and things acting, used, or done under this Act.