European Parliament Elections Act, 1993
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: —In this Act—
“the Act of 1984” means the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 ; and
“the Principal Act” means the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 .
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paragraphs: —(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the European Assembly Elections Acts, 1977 to 1992, and subject to any detailed arrangements adopted by the Council pursuant to Article 8b(2) (inserted by the Treaty) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957, a person who is a national of a Member State other than the State and is ordinarily resident in the State shall not be ineligible for election to be a representative in the European Parliament or for nomination as a replacement candidate by reason only of not being a citizen of Ireland.
(2) In this section—
“the Council” has the meaning it has in the Treaty;
“national of a Member State” has the meaning it has in the treaties governing the European Communities within the meaning of section 1 (as amended, whether before or after the passing of this Act) of the European Communities Act, 1972 ; and
“the Treaty” means the Treaty on European Union, done at Maastricht on the 7th day of February, 1992.
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paragraphs: —Section 4 of the Act of 1984 is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following:
“(3) Where a registered political party or a non-party candidate at a European Parliament election nominates more than one replacement candidate, the order in which the replacement candidates are nominated shall be determined by that party or, as may be appropriate, that candidate, and the names of such replacement candidates shall be listed on the relevant replacement candidates' list in that order and, in applying any provision of the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1977 to 1993, in relation to the list, the names on the list shall be listed or given in the order in which they have been so determined and listed or, as may be appropriate, regard shall be had to that order.”.
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paragraphs: —Section 5 of the Act of 1984 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (6):
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paragraphs: —Section 1 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “the treaties” of the following definition:
“ ‘the treaties’ means the treaties governing the European Communities (within the meaning of section 1 (as amended, whether before or after the passing of this Act) of the European Communities Act, 1972 ).”.
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paragraphs: —The reference in subsection (3) of section 12 of the Principal Act to the 1st day of January, 1977, shall be construed as a reference to the 1st day of January, 1993.
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paragraphs: —The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for section 15 (inserted by section 6 of the Act of 1984) of the following section:
“15. (1) Where a casual vacancy occurs amongst the persons who by virtue of the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1977 to 1993, are representatives in the European Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the following subsections of this section.
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paragraphs: —Rule 69 (1) of the First Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subparagraph (d) (inserted by section 7 (i) of the Act of 1984) of the following subparagraph:
“(d) the candidates' nomination papers, whether valid or invalid, any certificates of political affiliation and any replacement candidates' lists, whether valid or invalid (other than those delivered to the Clerk of DÃ¡il Ãireann pursuant to section 5 (7) (inserted by section 4 of the European Parliament Elections Act, 1993) of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1984 ).”.
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paragraphs: —The Principal Act is hereby amended as respects European Parliament elections held after the 1st day of January, 1993, by the substitution for the Second Schedule thereto of the following:
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paragraphs: —(1) This Act may be cited as the European Parliament Elections Act, 1993.
(2) The European Assembly Elections Acts, 1977 to 1992, and this Act may be cited together as the European Parliament Elections Acts, 1977 to 1993, and shall be construed together as one Act.