Seanad Bye-Elections Act, 1930

Application of portions of the Seanad Electoral Act, 1928.

9.—The following sections of the Seanad Electoral Act, 1928 (No. 29 of 1928), that is to say, sections 8 to 13 , section 14 except paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of sub-section (1) thereof, sections 15 and 16 , and also the First and Second Schedules to the said Act shall apply to Seanad bye-elections as fully as if those sections and schedules were re-enacted in this Act with and subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—

(a) references to Seanad elections shall be construed as references to Seanad bye-elections,

(b) references to the Seanad returning officer shall be construed as references to the Seanad returning officer appointed under this Act,

(c) references to the day of issue of ballot papers and to the close of the poll shall be construed as references respectively to the day of issue of ballot papers and the close of the poll appointed under this Act,

(d) references to the panel of candidates shall be construed as references to the nomination papers of the candidates,

(e) the word “prescribed” shall be construed as meaning prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.