S.I. No. 108/1960 - Elections Order, 1960.

1. This Order may be cited as the Elections Order, 1960.

2. Part II of the

Elections Act, 1960

is hereby declared to be in operation.

3. In relation to the election of a member of Dáil Éireann to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph Hughes—

(

a

) the 30th day of May, 1960 shall be deemed to be the day of receipt of the writ by the returning officer,

(

b

) the 23rd day of June, 1960 shall be the day for polling, and

(

c

) the poll shall be kept open until the hour of 9.30 o'clock p.m.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this twenty-fifth day of May, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty.

NEIL T. BLANEY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This order brings into operation Part II of the

Elections Act, 1960

, which contains provisions in relation to the polls at the forthcoming bye-election in the constituency of Carlow-Kilkenny and the local elections in the area. The order also fixes the day to be deemed the day of receipt of the writ by the returning officer and the day for polling and directs that the poll shall be kept open until 9.30 p.m.

S.I. No. 108 of 1960.

ELECTIONS ORDER, 1960.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

Elections Act, 1960

(No. 14 of 1960) and

section 41

of the

Electoral Act, 1923

(No. 12 of 1923) as amended by

section 2

of the

Electoral (Amendment) Act, 1946

(No. 31 of 1946) hereby declares and orders as follows :—