Elections Act, 1960

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Returning officer.

7.—(1) The returning officer at the Dáil election shall be the returning officer for the purposes of the polls at the local elections.

(2) Any person who would, apart from subsection (1) of this section, be the returning officer for the purposes of the polls at the local elections shall, on being so required by the returning officer at the Dáil election, give to that officer such assistance in relation to those polls as he may reasonably require.

(3) If there is an assistant returning officer at the Dáil election for any area he shall act for that area as assistant returning officer for the purposes of the polls at the local elections and his duties shall be the performance in that area of such of the duties of the returning officer for the purposes of the polls at the local elections as that officer is not required by law to perform in person.

(4) If any doubt arises as to the duties to be performed consequent upon the provisions of this Part of this Act by any returning officer, assistant returning officer, county secretary or town clerk, the doubt shall be determined by the Minister.