European Assembly Elections Act, 1977

Constituencies.

12.—(1) The constituencies for which candidates shall be elected under this Act to be representatives in the Assembly shall be those specified in the Second Schedule to this Act and the number of representatives to be so elected for such a constituency shall be the number specified in respect thereof in the third column of that Schedule.

(2) The Minister shall, within the period of twelve years commencing on the passing of this Act and at least once in every twelve years thereafter, submit to the Oireachtas proposals for the revision of the constituencies for which candidates shall be elected under this Act to be representatives in the Assembly.

(3) An area specified in the Second Schedule to this Act shall be taken to be that area as constituted on the 1st day of January, 1977.