Local Elections Act, 1972

Amendment of section 5 (2) of Electoral Act, 1963.

1.Section 5 (2) of the Electoral Act, 1963 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d):

“(a) A person shall be entitled to be registered as a local government elector in a local electoral area if he has reached the age of twenty-one years and he was, on the qualifying date, ordinarily resident in that area.”.