Referendum Act, 1942

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Statement by registration officers of the number of Dáil electors.

7.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, every registration officer shall send to the referendum returning officer a statement in the prescribed form of the number of Dáil electors registered in the register of electors then in force in each constituency or portion of a constituency in the registration area of such registration officer.

(2) Whenever after the passing of this Act a register of electors comes into force, every registration officer shall forthwith send to the referendum returning officer a statement in the prescribed form of the number of Dáil electors registered in the register of electors in each constituency or part of a constituency in the registration area of such registration officer.

(3) Whenever the number of Dáil electors which is the subject of a statement sent by a registration officer to the referendum returning officer in pursuance of this section becomes altered by the decision of appeals, correction of errors, or any other cause, such registration officer shall forthwith communicate to the referendum returning officer the fact of such alteration and the particulars thereof.