Electoral Act, 1997
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PART I Preliminary and General | ||
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Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement. |
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral Act, 1997. | |
(2) The Electoral Acts, 1992 to 1996, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1992 to 1997 and shall be construed together as one Act. | ||
(3) The Presidential Elections Acts, 1992 and 1993, Part VI and, insofar as they relate to presidential elections, Parts VII and VIII may be cited together as the Presidential Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997, and shall be construed together as one Act. | ||
(4) The collective citation “the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997” shall include this Act insofar as it relates to European elections and the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997 shall be construed together as one Act. | ||
(5) The Local Elections Acts, 1974 to 1994, and Parts VII and VIII , insofar as they relate to local elections, may be cited together as the Local Elections Acts, 1974 to 1997, and shall be construed together as one Act. | ||
(6) (a) Sections 1 , 2 and 4 , Part IV , sections 46 , 47 , 48 , 57 (1) (other than paragraph (b)), and sections 50 and 61 (insofar as they relate to donations at a presidential election), 71 and 73 (other than paragraphs (a) and (c)), and 74 shall come into operation on the passing of this Act. | ||
(b) Parts I, III, V, VI and section 73 other than those provisions specified in paragraph (a) shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1998. | ||
(c) This Act, other than those provisions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), shall come into operation on such day or days as may be fixed therefor by order or orders of the Minister either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions of this Act. |