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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 29th March, 2019.
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I, EOGHAN MURPHY, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 9
(4) of the
European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019
(No. 7 of 2019), hereby order as follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019.
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2. The 22nd day of March 2019 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the
European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019
(No. 7 of 2019) shall come into operation:
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(a)
section 1
;
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(b) section 3;
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(c) subsections (a) and (b) of
section 4
;
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(d)
section 5
;
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(e) subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (k) of
section 6
;
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(f)
section 7
;
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(g)
section 8
;
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(h)
section 9
.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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22 March, 2019.
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EOGHAN MURPHY,
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Minister for Housing, Planning 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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This Order brings into operation
sections 1
,
3
,
4
(a),
4
(b),
5
,
6
(a),
6
(b),
6
(c),
6
(d),
6
(e),
6
(f),
6
(g),
6
(k),
7
,
8
and
9
of the
European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019
. These provisions amend the
European Parliament Elections Act 1997
to provide for: -
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– a revised timeframe for the making of a polling day order and for the giving of a notice of election;
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– the European Parliament constituencies and the number of members to be elected from each such constituency for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term;
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– the inclusion of the names of European political parties on ballot papers; and
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– a number of technical amendments in connection with the exchange of information requirements between Member States under the candidate nomination process.
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