Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 16th April, 2024. | ||
I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 3 , 46 and 111 of the Electoral Act 1992 , hereby order as follows: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Electoral (Amendment) Regulations 2024. | ||
2. The Electoral Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 156 of 2007 ) are hereby amended by:- | ||
(a) the substitution of the following regulation for regulation 4: | ||
“4. The prescribed photographic identification for the purposes of section 46 (6)(b) of the Electoral Act 1992 shall be: | ||
(i) a passport; | ||
(ii) a driving licence; | ||
(iii) an employee identity card containing a photograph; | ||
(iv) a student identity card issued by an educational institution and containing a photograph; | ||
(v) a travel document containing name and photograph; | ||
(vi) a Public Services Card; | ||
(vii) a Temporary Residence Certificate; | ||
(viii) a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card; | ||
(ix) an Irish Residence Permit”, and | ||
(b) the substitution of the following regulation for regulation 8: | ||
“8. A specified document for the purposes of section 111 of the Electoral Act 1992 shall be: | ||
(i) a passport; | ||
(ii) a driving licence; | ||
(iii) an employee identity card containing a photograph; | ||
(iv) a student identity card issued by an educational institution and containing a photograph; | ||
(v) a travel document containing name and photograph; | ||
(vi) a Bank or Savings or Credit Union book containing address in constituency or local electoral area; | ||
(vii) a Public Services Card; | ||
(viii) a Temporary Residence Certificate; | ||
(ix) a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card; | ||
(x) an Irish Residence Permit; | ||
(xi) a cheque book; | ||
(xii) a debit card; | ||
(xiii) a credit card; | ||
(xiv) a birth certificate; | ||
(xv) a marriage certificate. | ||
Items (xi) to (xv) 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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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
11 April, 2024. | ||
DARRAGH O’BRIEN, | ||
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
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 Garda National Immigration Bureau Card, a Temporary Residence Certificate and an Irish Residence Permit. The Regulations amend the list of specified documents which a voter may be required to produce at a polling station, to include a Garda National Immigration Bureau Card, a Temporary Residence Certificate and an Irish Residence Permit. |