Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2001

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2001.

(2) The Electoral Acts, 1992 to 1999, and this Act may be cited together as the Electoral Acts, 1992 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(3) The European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 1999, and this Act in so far as it relates to European Parliament elections may be cited together as the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1992 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(4) The Presidential Elections Acts, 1992 to 1997, and this Act in so far as it relates to presidential elections may be cited together as the Presidential Elections Acts, 1992 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(5) The Local Elections Acts, 1974 to 1999, and this Act in so far as it relates to local elections may be cited together as the Local Elections Acts, 1974 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(6) The Referendum Acts, 1992 to 1998, and this Act in so far as it relates to referendums may be cited together as the Referendum Acts, 1992 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(7) The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937 to 1973, and this Act in so far as it relates to Seanad elections may be cited together as the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Acts, 1937 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(8) The Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Acts, 1947 to 1972, and this Act in so far as it relates to Seanad elections may be cited together as the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Acts, 1947 to 2001, and shall be read together as one.

(9) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(10) An order under subsection (9) shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.