The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923

Definitions.

56.—In this Act and the Schedules thereto unless the context otherwise requires—

The expression “Dáil Election” means an election of a member or members to serve in Dáil Eireann and includes a bye-election as well as a general election;

The expression “Dáil Elector” means a person entitled to vote at a Dáil election;

The expression “Seanad Election” means an election of Senators to serve in Seanad Eireann;

The expression “Seanad Elector” means a person entitled to vote at a Seanad election;

The word “Election” when used without qualification includes Dáil election, Seanad election and Referendum;

The expression “Election Court” means any court or tribunal constituted under any Act of the Oireachtas and having jurisdiction to inquire into, hear, determine or report upon allegations, charges, disputes or differences in respect of elections generally or any particular election or class of elections;

The expression “Summary Jurisdiction Acts” means the several Acts for the time being in force in Saorstát Eireann relating to courts of summary jurisdiction;

The expression “committee room” does not include any house or room occupied by a candidate at an election as a dwelling by reason only of the candidate there transacting business with his agents in relation to such election; nor shall any room or building be deemed to be a committee room for the purposes of this Act by reason only of the candidate or any agent of the candidate addressing therein electors, committeemen, or others;

The expression “personal expenses” as used with respect to the expenditure of any candidate in relation to any election includes the reasonable travelling expenses of such candidate and the reasonable expenses of his living at hotels or elsewhere for the purposes of and in relation to such election;

The expression “Local Authority” includes a county, county or other borough, urban district, or rural district council, a board of guardians, the town commissioners of any town, and any other public body which may be established by any County Scheme to perform any of the functions of any of the above-named bodies, and any committee or joint committee of or wholly or partly appointed by any such authority or body;

The expression “prescribed” means prescribed by order made by the Minister for Local Government;

The expression “Local Government election” means an election of a member or members of a Local Authority;

The expression “police constable” includes any member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police and any member of the Civic Guard;

The word “payment” includes any pecuniary or other reward;

The expressions “pecuniary reward” and “money” include any office, place or employment, and any valuable security or other equivalent for money, and any valuable consideration;

Every expression relating to registration, electors, or elections used in this Act which is also used in the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), shall, if not otherwise defined in this Act, have the same meaning as such expression has in the Electoral Act, 1923 .