S.I. No. 124/1965 - Electoral Act, 1963 (Commencement) Order, 1965.


S.I. No. 124 of 1965.

ELECTORAL ACT, 1963 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1965.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsection (2) of section 1 of the Electoral Act, 1963 (No. 19 of 1963) hereby orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral Act, 1963 (Commencement) Order, 1965.

2. The tenth day of June, 1965 is hereby fixed as the day on which Part VI of the Electoral Act, 1963 , shall come into operation.

3. Section 3 of the said Act shall come into operation on the tenth day of June, 1965, for the purpose of effecting the repeal of the enactments which are specified in the Schedule to this Order to the extent mentioned in the third column of that Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Enactments repealed on 10th June, 1965.

Session and Chapter or Number and Year

Subject Matter or Short Title

Extent of Repeal

19 Geo. 2, c. 12.

Municipal Corporations Act, 1745.

The whole Act.

3 & 4 Vict., c. 108.

Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, 1840.

In section 20: the words "that every borough in the said schedule (A) shall be divided into the number of wards mentioned in such schedule in conjunction with the name of such borough, and" and the words "and of the wards into which the said boroughs named in the said schedule (A) are to be divided"; section 27; in section 28: all words from "and every such town" to the end of the section; sections 48, 53, 85, 86 and 87.

12 & 13 Vict., c. 85.

Dublin Corporation Act, 1849.

The whole Act.

17 & 18 Vict., c. 103.

Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854.

In section 27: all words from the beginning of the section to "as they may think fit".

43 Vict., c. 17.

Town Councils and Local Boards Act, 1880.

The whole Act.

47 & 48 Vict., c. 70.

Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884.

Sections 3, 24 and 31.

54 & 55 Vict., c. 39.

Stamp Act, 1891.

In the First Schedules: the head of charge "Admission in England or Ireland of any person—as a burgess, or into any corporation or company, in any city, borough, or town corporate."

56 & 57 Vict., c. 6.

Police Disabilities Removal Act, 1893.

The whole Act.

61 & 62 Vict., c. 37.

Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898.

Section 2; subsection(4) of section 23; subsections (2) and (4) of section 94; subsection (3) of section 97.

Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898.

The following portions of the Schedule: articles 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10, sub-articles (1) to (5) of article 11; in sub-article (1) of article 26; the words "(b) the division of an urban county district into wards;" and the words "of the number of wards, or of the boundaries of any ward, or"; article 31; in rule (II) of sub-article 10 of article 36: the words "between the annual meeting and the first day of June then next following".

9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 19.

Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1919.

The whole Act.

No. 5 of 1925.

Local Government Act, 1925 .

Section 57.

No. 39 of 1927.

Local Elections Act, 1927 .

The whole Act.

No. 1 of 1929.

Cork City Management Act, 1929 .

Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of section 6.

No. 27 of 1930.

Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 .

Section 36; subsections (1) and (2) of section 38; subsections (1) and (2) of section 46; sections 50 and 86.

No. 35 of 1934.

Limerick City Management Act, 1934 .

Sections 6 and 8; subsections (1) and (2) of section 10.

No. 25 of 1939.

Waterford City Management Act, 1939 .

Section 7; subsections (1) and (3) of section 9.

No. 21 of 1940.

Local Government (Dublin) (Amendment) Act, 1940 .

Section 12.

No. 5 of 1941.

Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941 .

Section 6.

No. 23 of 1941.

Local Government Act, 1941 .

Subsection (4) of section 34; subsection (5) of section 35; section 36; subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 37; sections 38, 39, 40 and 42; subsection (4) of section 45; section 81; Third Schedule.

No. 18 of 1942.

Local Elections (Amendment) Act, 1942 .

The whole Act.

No. 24 of 1946.

Local Government Act, 1946 .

Section 72.

No. 8 of 1948.

Local Elections Act, 1948 .

The whole Act.

No. 15 of 1953.

Local Elections Act, 1953 .

The whole Act.

No. 43 of 1960.

Electoral Act, 1960 .

Section 17.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this tenth day of June, 1965.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into force Part VI of the Electoral Act, 1963 which deals with local elections and also brings section 3 of that Act into operation for the purpose of effecting the repeal of certain enactments relating to local elections.