Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937

Registers of electors.

8.—(1) The governing body of every university which is a university constituency shall cause a register (in this Act referred to as a register of electors) to be kept in accordance with this Act of the persons who are for the time being entitled to be registered as electors in such constituency.

(2) Every register of electors kept under this Act in respect of a university constituency shall be in such form as the governing body of the university forming such constituency shall, with the sanction of the Minister, direct.

(3) The register of electors prepared and kept in pursuance of the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), which came into force on the 1st day of June, 1937, for the National University of Ireland constituency established by that Act shall, immediately upon the commencement of this Act, become and be the register of electors for the purposes of this Act of the National University constituency and shall thenceforth be kept in accordance with this Act by the governing body of the National University of Ireland.

(4) The register of electors prepared and kept in pursuance of the Electoral Act, 1923 (No. 12 of 1923), which came into force on the 1st day of June, 1937, for the Dublin University constituency established by that Act shall, immediately upon the commencement of this Act, become and be the register of electors for the purposes of this Act of the Dublin University constituency and shall thenceforth be kept in accordance with this Act by the governing body of Dublin University.

(5) No fee shall be charged by the governing body of a university in respect of the registration of any person in the register of electors for the university constituency consisting of such university.