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Updated to 17 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 162 of 2024)

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006
No. 33 of 2006

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-10  11 December 2006 Commenced on enactment
S.11 25 November 2006 S. 11(3)
Ss.12-20 11 December 2006 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Electoral Acts s. 20(2)
Act included in collectively cited European Parliament Elections Acts s. 20(3)
Act included in collectively cited in Presidential Elections Acts s. 20(4)
Act included in collectively cited in Local Elections Acts s. 20(5)
Act included in collectively cited in Referendum Acts  s. 20(6)
Act included in collectively cited in Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 (62/2015), s. 6(2)
  s. 20(7)
Act included in collectively cited in Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Acts Companies (Statutory Audits) Act 2018 (22/2018), s. 1(5)
  s. 20(8)
Certain functions transferred to Mayor of Limerick  7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10, & sch. 1 part 2
Terms "presidential elector" and "elector" construed Electoral Act 1992 (23/1992), s. 7
Time at which person attains a particular age Age of Majority Act 1985 (2/1985), s. 4
Ministerial power to make adaptations or modifications to collectively cited Acts provided Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001 (38/2001), s. 48(1), (3)
Collectively cited Referendum Acts adapted and modified Referendum (Special Difficulty) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 128 of 1992), arts. 3. 4
S. 1 amended Prisons Act 2015 (No. 57 of 2015), ss. 1(2), 19
S. 2(1)(a) substituted Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 111
S. 3(1)(c) substituted Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 112
S. 5(1) amended Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 113
S.6(4)(a) latest date for receipt of applications prescribed Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007), art. 3
S.6(4)(b) notice period prescribed Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007), art. 2
S. 6(6) substituted Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 114
S. 15(1)(b) amended Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), ss. 1(3), 43
S. 19 repealed Electoral Reform Act 2022 (30/2022), ss. 1(5), 4(2)
S. 19 amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 205

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
Ss. 6(4) & 6(5)(b) Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 Registration of Electors (Entry in Postal Voters List) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 1 of 2007)