Local Government Act 2001
Prohibition of plural voting.
25.—(1) A person shall not vote or apply for a ballot paper—
(a) more than once at an election of the members of a local authority otherwise than under Article 64 of the Local Elections Regulations, 1995,
(b) F50[…]
F51[(c) at an election of the members of more than one local authority held at the same local elections, or]
(d) F50[…]
(e) F52[…]
(2) F52[…]
(3)(a) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(b) A person who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable:
(i) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
Annotations
Amendments:
F50
Repealed (2.06.2003) by Local Government (No. 2) Act 2003 (17/2003), s. 7(a), commenced on enactment.
F51
Substituted (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(1) and sch. 1 part 1 ref. 30, S.I. No. 214 of 2014.
F52
Deleted (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(1) and sch. 1 part 1 refs. 31-32, S.I. No. 214 of 2014.
Editorial Notes:
E196
A fine of £1,500 converted (1.01.1999) to €1,904.60. This translates into a class C fine, not greater than €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 6(2) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
E197
A fine of £10,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €12,697.38.
E198
Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(c) amended (2.06.2003) by Local Government (No. 2) Act 2003 (17/2003), s. 4 and sch., commenced on enactment; substituted as per F-note above.