Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1985.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1985.
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paragraphs: The Registration of Electors Regulations, 1963 and 1977, and these Regulations shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Registration of Electors Regulations, 1963 to 1985.
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paragraphs: 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 ) as amended by the Registration of Electors (Amendment) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 381 of 1977 ).
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paragraphs: Article 3(1) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by
( a ) the insertion in the definition of "elector" before "a DÃ¡il elector" of "a presidential elector, ";
( b ) the substitution for the definition of "the register" of the following: " 'the register' means, as the context may require, the register of presidential, DÃ¡il, European Assembly and local government electors or the register of presidential electors or the register of DÃ¡il 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 addition of the following definition—
"'DÃ¡il constituency' means a constituency for which candidates may be elected at a DÃ¡il election.".
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paragraphs: Article 4(3) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the addition of the words "and section 3 of the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977 , and section 5 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985 ".
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are hereby amended by the substitution for article 6 of the following article:
"6. The parts of the register for the polling districts in a DÃ¡il constituency, so far as they relate to presidential electors, shall be the register of presidential electors for that constituency and, so far as they relate to DÃ¡il electors, shall be the register of DÃ¡il electors for that constituency and the parts of the register for the polling districts in a European Assembly constituency, so far as they relate to European Assembly electors, shall be the register of European Assembly electors for that constituency and the parts of the register for the polling districts in a local electoral area, so far as they relate to local government electors, shall be the register of local government electors for that area.".
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paragraphs: Article 8(3) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion after paragraph (b) of the following paragraph—
"(bb) to provide documentary evidence or to make a statutory declaration that he is a person entitled to be registered as a DÃ¡il elector under section 5 (1A) of the Electoral Act, 1963 (inserted by section 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985 );".
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paragraphs: Article 9(1)(b) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of "DÃ¡il" before "constituency" where it first occurs.
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paragraphs: Article 16(4)(b) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of "DÃ¡il" before "constituency" where it first occurs.
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paragraphs: Article 18(4)(a) and (b) of the Principal Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion of "DÃ¡il" before "constituency" in each place where it occurs.
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paragraphs: 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:
Article 5
"REGISTER OF ELECTORS
R.F.1
in force from
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to............................................................ ...............................,19
County (Borough)............................................................ ............................................................ ................................
DÃ¡il 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—
(D)
—
may vote at DÃ¡il elections, European Assembly elections and local elections only;
(E)
—
may vote at European Assembly and local elections only;
(L)
—
may vote at local elections only;
(P)
—
may vote only by post.
BEFORE USING THIS REGISTER, CHECK IF THERE IS A SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING CORRECTIONS
............................................Registration Authority
.............................................Address
.............................................Date
Number
Name and Address
Article 10
REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS
LIST OF CLAIMS
R.F.2
DÃ¡il Constituency..............................*
(Remainder in............................................................ )
The following letters against a person's name mean that the person—
(D)
—
may vote at DÃ¡il elections, European Assembly elections and local elections only;
(E)
—
may vote at European Assembly elections and local elections only;
(L)
—
may vote at local elections only;
(P)
—
may vote only by post.
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 DÃ¡il constituency of............................................................ ...........................................)
District electoral division (or ward)............................................................ .................................................
Urban District of............................................................ ............................................................ .....................
Town of............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................
............................................Registration Authority
............................................Address
............................................Date
*Where a DÃ¡il 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 DÃ¡il constituency the name of the DÃ¡il constituency or constituencies where the remainder is situated should be inserted here.".
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this
6th day of December, 1985.
LIAM KAVANAGH,
Minister for the Environment.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
These Regulations amend the principal forms to be used in the registration of persons as electors and make other minor technical amendments to the Registration of Electors Regulations, 1963 and 1977, consequent on the enactment of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1985 .