Electoral Act, 1992

Amendment of Electoral Act, 1963.

170.—(1) The Electoral Act, 1963 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for both subsection (2) of section 44 and subsection (2) of section 64:

“(2) A polling card shall be addressed to the elector at the address in respect of which he is registered in the register of presidential electors and shall be delivered at that address not later than the third day before the polling day.”;

(b) the substitution of the following subsection for both subsection (3) of section 44 and subsection (3) of section 64:

“(3) Where a polling card is dispatched by post it shall be transmitted without prepayment of the charges therefor by the earliest practicable post.”; and

(c) the substitution of the following subsections for subsections (3) and (4) of section 82:

“(3) The provisions referred to in the foregoing subsections are the provisions of sections 60 , 105 , 134 , 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153 , 154 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 and 163 of the Electoral Act, 1992.

(4) Where a provision of regulations under this section corresponds to a provision of the Electoral Act, 1992 for which a penalty is provided for in section 157 of the said Act, it may itself provide for a penalty not exceeding that provided for in the provision to which it corresponds.”.

(2) Regulations made under section 82 of the Electoral Act, 1963 and in force at the commencement of this section shall continue in force and shall have effect as if they were made under the said section 82 as amended by this Act.