Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 4th February, 2014. |
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I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 46 and 111 of the Electoral Act 1992 (No. 23 of 1992), hereby make the following Regulations:- |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Regulations 2014. |
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2. The Electoral Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 156 of 2007 ) are hereby amended by:- |
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(a) the substitution of the following regulation for regulation 4: |
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"4.The prescribed photographic identification for the purposes of section 46 (6)(b) of the Electoral Act 1992 shall be: |
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(i) a passport; |
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(ii) a driving licence; |
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(iii) an employee identity card containing a photograph; |
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(iv) a student identity card issued by an educational institution and containing a photograph; |
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(v) a travel document containing name and photograph; |
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(vi) a Public Services Card; |
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(vii) a Temporary Residence Certificate; |
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(viii) a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card.", and |
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(b) the substitution of the following regulation for regulation 8: |
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"8. A specified document for the purposes of section 111 of the Electoral Act 1992 shall be: |
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(i) a passport; |
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(ii) a driving licence; |
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(iii) an employee identity card containing a photograph; |
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(iv) a student identity card issued by an educational institution and containing a photograph; |
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(v) a travel document containing name and photograph; |
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(vi) a Bank or Savings or Credit Union book containing address in constituency or local electoral area; |
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(vii) a Public Services Card; |
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(viii) a Temporary Residence Certificate; |
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(ix) a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card; |
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(x) a cheque book; |
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(xi) a cheque card; |
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(xii) a credit card; |
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(xiii) a birth certificate; |
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(xiv) a marriage certificate. |
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Items (x) to (xiv) shall be accompanied by a further document which establishes the address of the holder in the constituency or local electoral area.". |
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3. The Electoral (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 260 of 2009 ) and the Electoral (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 538 of 2010 ) are hereby revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal |
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29 January 2014. |
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PHIL HOGAN, |
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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These regulations amend the list of photographic identifications that may be produced when a statutory declaration is being made by a person, who lives in the relevant constituency or local electoral area, assenting to the nomination of a candidate at an election to include a Public Services Card, a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card and a Temporary Residence Certificate and to remove a bank card with a photograph. The Regulations amend the list of specified documents which a voter may be required to produce at a polling station, to include a Public Services Card, a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card and a Temporary Residence Certificate. |