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- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1977 S.I. No. 381/1977 - Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1977. S.I. No. 381/1977 - Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1977. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 381 of 1977. REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1977. The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 7 of the Electoral Act, 1963 (No. 19 of 1963) as amended by section 4 of the Juries Act, 1976 (No. 4 of 1976) and as adapted by the Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 269 of 1977 ) and by section 3 of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 (No. 30 of 1977), hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has been approved by a resolution by each House of the Oireachtas: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1977. 2. In these Regulations— "the Principal Regulations" means the Registration of Electors and Juries Acts (Specification of Dates) Regulations, 1963 ( S.I. No. 169 of 1963 ); "European Assembly constituency" means a constituency for which candidates may be elected under the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 . 3. The Principal Regulations and these Regulations shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Registration of Electors Regulations, 1963 and 1977. 4. Article 3
(1)of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by, ( a ) the insertion in the definition of "elector" after "a Dáil elector" of ", a European Assembly elector"; ( b ) the substitution for the definition of "the register" of the following: " 'the register' means, as the context may require, the register of Dáil, European Assembly and local government electors or the register of Dáil electors or the register of European Assembly electors or the register of local government electors and, where the context so requires, includes the postal voters list;"; and ( c ) the deletion of the definition of "jury district". 5. Article 5
(3)of the Principal Regulations is hereby revoked. 6. Article 8
(3)of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (
- c)of the following paragraph— "(
- d)to make a statutory declaration that he is a national of a Member State of the European Communities other than Ireland, and". 7. Article 9
(1)of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (
- a)after "the Minister," of "each representative in the European Assembly for the European Assembly constituency in which the registration area is contained,". 8. Article 13 of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of paragraphs (
- b)and (
- c)and by the substitution for paragraph (
- a)of the following paragraph— "(
- a)a person is not registered more than once as an elector.". 9. Article 16
(4)of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (a) after "the Minister," of "each representative in the European Assembly for the European Assembly constituency in which the registration area is contained,". 10. Article 18
(4)of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (
- a)of the following paragraph— "(
- aa)one copy of the register for the registration area to each candidate duly nominated at a European Assembly election for the European Assembly constituency in which the registration area is contained, and" and by the addition after paragraph (
- b)of the following paragraph— "(
- c)such number of copies of the register for the registration area as the returning officer or local returning officer at a European Assembly election requires for the purpose of his duties at such election.". 11. Article 21 of the Principal Regulations is hereby revoked. 12. The following forms are hereby substituted for Form R.F.1 and Form R.F.2, respectively, in the First Schedule to the Principal Regulations: "REGISTER OF ELECTORS Article 5 R.F.1 in force from ............................................................ ....., 19 to ............................................................ ...., 19 County (Borough) ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... Constituency ............................................................ ............................................................ ............... European Assembly Constituency............................................................ ....................................... Polling District ............................................................ ............................................................ ............. District Electoral Division (or ward) ............................................................ ..................................... County (Borough) Electoral Area ............................................................ ........................................ Urban (Town) Electoral Area ............................................................ ................................................ The following letters against a person's name mean that the person— (LE)—may vote at local elections and European Assembly elections only; (L) —may vote at local elections only; (P) —may vote by post only. BEFORE USING THIS REGISTER, CHECK IF THERE IS A SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING CORRECTIONS. .................. Registration Authority .................. Address ................... Date Number Name and Address REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS Article 10 R.F.2 LIST OF CLAIMS Constituency ...........................................................* (Remainder in ..........................) The following letters against a person's name mean that, if registered, the person— (LE)—may vote at local elections and European Assembly elections only; (L) —may vote at local elections only; (P) —may vote by post only. ANY OBJECTIONS TO A CLAIM IN THIS LIST SHOULD BE LODGED WITH THE REGISTRATION AUTHORITY AT THE ADDRESS UNDER ON OR BEFORE (insert here the last date for making claims in respect of names appearing in the list of claims). Number and polling district letter Name and address Nature of claim County (Borough) Electoral Area of ............................................................ ..........................................† (Remainder in the constituency of ............................................................ .............................................). District electoral division (or ward) ............................................................ ............................................ Urban District of ............................................................ ............................................................ ................ Town of ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................. .............................................Registration Authority .............................................Address .............................................Date *Where a constituency is situated in more than one county the name of the county or counties where the remainder is situated should be inserted here. †Where a local electoral area is situated in more than one constituency the name of the constituency or constituencies where the remainder is situated should be inserted here.". GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this 15th day of December, 1977. SYLVESTER BARRETT, Minister for the Environment. EXPLANATORY NOTE. These Regulations provide for the identification on the register of electors of persons entitled to vote at elections to the Assembly of the European Communities. The Regulations are consequent on the Council Decision dated 20th September, 1976 and the Act annexed thereto relating to direct elections to the Assembly (Official Journal No. L278). The Regulations also make minor amendments to the Registration of Electors and Juries Acts (Specification of Dates) Regulations, 1963 consequential on the enactment of the Local Elections Act, 1972 and the Juries Act, 1976 . Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais