Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009
Number 9 of 2009
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
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Number 9 of 2009
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
2. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1999.
3. Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1999.
4. Insertion of Part IIIA in Act of 1999.
5. Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1999.
6. Amendment of section 19C of Act of 1999.
7. Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1999.
8. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1999.
Acts Referred to
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2001, No. 38 |
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1992,No. 23 |
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1997,No. 2 |
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1997,No. 12 |
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Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 |
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Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999 |
1999, No. 7 |
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2001,No. 37 |
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2000,No. 30 |
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1993,No. 28 |
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1994,No. 12 |
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1979, No. 5 |
Number 9 of 2009
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT 2009
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
AN ACT TO REGULATE EXPENDITURE BY POLITICAL PARTIES AND CANDIDATES; TO AMEND THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT 1999; TO AMEND THE LITTER POLLUTION ACT 1997; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[25th March, 2009]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Application of collectively cited Electoral Acts 1923 to 1990 and Electoral Acts 1992 to 2013 restricted (1.07.2014) by Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act 2014 (6/2014), s. 2(6)(a), S.I. No. 210 of 2014.
Payment of Parliamentary Activities Allowance to parliamentary leaders of qualifying parties and to independent members
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(6) An allowance paid under this section shall not be used for, or to recoup, election or poll expenses incurred for the purposes of any election or poll held under—
(a) the Electoral Acts 1923 to 1990 or the Electoral Acts 1992 to 2013,
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C2
Offences under collectively cited Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 deemed to be offences for the purposes of s. 34(5)(a) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2007 (31.03.2008) by Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 820 of 2007), art 21(l).
Offences for the purpose of section 34(5) of the Act
21. It is hereby prescribed that, notwithstanding the revocation of any Regulations specified hereunder and subject to any amendment that may be made to these Regulations from time to time— ...
(l) an offence under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 — 2003 (S.I. No. 12 of 1997 and S.I. No. 27 of 2003),
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shall be an offence for the purposes of section 34(5)(a) of the Act.
C3
Offences under collectively cited Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 deemed to be offences for the purposes of arts. 36 and 38 of Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 821 of 2007) (31.03.2008) by Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007(S.I. No. 821 of 2007), art. 22(l).
Offences for the Purpose of articles 36 and 38
22. It is hereby prescribed that, notwithstanding the revocation of any Regulations specified hereunder, subject to any amendments which may be made to the regulations from time to time—
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(l) an offence under the Litter Pollution Acts, 1997 — 2003,
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shall be an offence for the purposes of articles 36 and 38.