StatuteElectoral Reform Act 2022🇮🇪ie

Electoral Reform Act 2022

Electoral Reform Act 2022 (No. 30 of 2022)

207 sections · status activeenacted 2022-07-25

Sections

All 207 sections

§	Title	Length	Status
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 1	Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement	1,050	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 2	Interpretation	3,212	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 3	Power to prescribe	278	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 4	Repeals	421	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 5	Expenses	277	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 6	(untitled)	3,209	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 7	Establishment day	122	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 8	Establishment of Commission	1,445	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 9	Membership of Commission	2,515	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 10	Recommendations for appointment of ordinary members of Commission	3,045	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 11	Terms and conditions of appointment of members of Commission	2,167	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 12	Ineligibility and disqualification of ordinary members of Commission	1,680	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 13	Removal of ordinary member of Commission	759	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 14	Meetings and procedure	1,454	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 15	Power to establish Committees	1,187	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 16	Power to appoint consultants and enter into contracts	658	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 17	Staffing	729	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 18	Accounts of Commission	892	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 19	Chairperson of Commission	3,914	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 20	Deputy chairperson of Commission	720	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 21	Appointment and reappointment of chief executive of Commission	5,313	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 22	Role of chief executive	836	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 23	Removal of chief executive	2,066	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 24	Accountability of chief executive to Public Accounts Committee	1,211	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 25	Accountability of chief executive to Oireachtas	2,517	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 26	Accountability of chief executive for accounts of Commission	245	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 27	Annual report of Commission	918	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 28	Strategy statement	2,136	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 29	Assistance of State bodies to Commission	341	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 30	Functions of Commission	1,658	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 31	Referendum functions of Commission	1,524	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 32	(untitled)	1,771	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 33	Declaration that body is an approved body for purposes of a referendum	3,006	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 34	Publication of referendum notices by Commission	566	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 35	Obligation to provide information or statutory declaration if required	1,789	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 36	Notification to referendum returning officer and local returning officer of details of approved body	669	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 37	Appointment by approved body of agents at a referendum	1,014	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 38	Amendment of section 43 of Act of 1994	597	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 39	Reports and information to Minister and Joint Oireachtas Committee	768	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 40	Provisions in relation to offences	1,062	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 41	Registrar of political parties	854	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 42	Register of political parties	424	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 43	Application for registration of political parties	891	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 44	Registration of political emblems	914	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 45	Qualifying criteria for registration of political parties	1,970	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 46	Titles of political parties	594	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 47	Details to be entered in register of political parties	1,094	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 48	Political groups	961	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 49	Notification of decision on application for registration	428	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 50	Amendments to Register of Political Parties	3,146	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 51	Appeal against decision of Registrar	6,633	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 52	Inspection and production of copy of register	806	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 53	Requirement to comply with request by Registrar for information	1,910	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 54	Registration in relation to particular types of election	516	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 55	Provision of copies of register to returning officers	520	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 56	Constituency reviews	1,096	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 57	Constituency review reports	2,579	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 58	Laying of constituency review reports	962	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 59	Public submissions	2,913	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 60	Amendment of section 32 of Act of 1991	732	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 61	Local Electoral Area Boundary Review functions of Commission	1,128	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 62	Local electoral area boundary reports	182	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 63	Public and stakeholder submissions	1,220	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 64	Research function of Commission	327	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 65	Research programmes to be carried out by Commission	914	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 66	Advisory function of Commission	457	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 67	Education function of Commission	484	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 68	Post electoral event reviews	1,028	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 69	Oversight of electoral register	2,371	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 70	Amendment of Broadcasting Act 2009	653	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 71	Amendment of Data Protection Act 2018	551	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 72	Amendment of Act of 1992	644	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 73	Amendment of Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003	254	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 74	(untitled)	412	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 75	Amendment of Act of 1997	214	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 76	Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995	232	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 77	Amendment of Electoral Act 1997	1,170	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 78	Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997	284	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 79	Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1992	3,221	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 80	Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1992	573	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 81	Amendment of section 8 of Act of 1992	332	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 82	Amendment of section 9 of Act of 1992	372	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 83	Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1992	146	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 84	Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1992	3,753	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 85	Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1992	1,096	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 86	Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1992	2,490	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 87	Amendment of section 13B of Act of 1992	2,858	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 88	Use of the electoral register	852	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 89	Data sharing	3,455	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 90	Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1992	1,994	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 91	Amendment of section 15C of Act of 1992	496	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 92	Application to the register of electors	2,343	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 93	Anonymous electors	4,212	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 94	Amendment of section 17 of Act of 1992	1,919	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 95	Pending elector list	2,150	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 96	Amendment of section 19 of Act of 1992	216	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 97	Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1992	1,570	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 98	Oversight and reporting	1,259	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 99	Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1992	688	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 100	Third party claims	1,276	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 101	Amendment of section 46 of Act of 1992	343	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 102	Amendment of section 78 of Act of 1992	759	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 103	Provision of postal vote to special voter in certain circumstances	1,169	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 104	Amendment of section 99 of Act of 1992	913	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 105	Amendment of section 133 of Act of 1992	1,291	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 106	Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1992	14,000	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 107	Amendment of section 63 of Electoral Act 1997	735	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 108	Amendment of section 64 of Electoral Act 1997	264	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 109	Amendment of section 66 of Electoral Act 1997	428	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 110	Amendment of section 67 of Electoral Act 1997	481	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 111	Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2006	246	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 112	Amendment of section 3 of Act of 2006	607	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 113	Amendment of section 5 of Act of 2006	409	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 114	Amendment of section 6 of Act of 2006	419	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 115	Amendment of Act of 1997	3,035	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 116	Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995	3,066	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 117	Amendment of Act of 1994	1,000	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 118	Amendment of Act of 1993	1,046	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 119	Interpretation	4,038	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 120	Application of Part	233	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 121	Public information requirements for online political advertisements	5,349	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 122	Obligations on online platforms regarding online political advertisements	1,433	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 123	Identification and verification of buyers	7,113	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 124	Obligations on buyers regarding online political advertisements	2,862	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 125	Online political advertisements commissioned from outside the State	3,527	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 126	Exemptions from public information requirements	1,806	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 127	Functions of the Commission	2,961	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 128	Appointment of authorised officers	2,108	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 129	Monitoring compliance for the purposes of this Part	1,974	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 130	Investigations	5,707	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 131	Compliance notice	3,695	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 132	Appeal to District Court from compliance notice	2,820	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 133	Directions	7,105	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 134	Appeal to Board from direction	4,346	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 135	Judicial review	229	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 136	Requirement on online platform and buyer of online political advertisement to retain records, information and documentation	4,505	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 137	Powers of authorised officers	9,987	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 138	Power of Commission to obtain information from online platform and buyer of online political advertisement	1,563	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 139	Power of Commission to request information from other persons	1,751	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 140	Offences and penalties	2,719	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 141	Online platform liable for acts of third parties engaged by it to carry out its obligations under this Part	524	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 142	Service of documents	990	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 143	Review of Part 4	661	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 144	(untitled)	5,681	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 145	Online electoral information, disinformation, misinformation and manipulative or inauthentic behaviour functions	1,372	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 146	Establishment and role of Advisory Board	1,261	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 147	Establishment and role of stakeholder council	545	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 148	Obligation on online platform to provide information to Commission	1,964	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 149	Obligation on online platform in relation to notification mechanism	1,433	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 150	Monitoring, and investigation, of online electoral information	2,938	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 151	Delegation of powers of Commission to chief executive	2,365	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 152	Exercise of powers of Commission	2,962	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 153	Take-down notice	2,846	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 154	Correction notice	3,228	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 155	Labelling order	3,610	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 156	Access-blocking order	3,094	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 157	(untitled)	2,657	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 158	Application to court for order directing compliance with notice or order	502	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 159	Communication with public	799	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 160	Mechanism for public to report disinformation, misinformation and manipulative or inauthentic behaviour	552	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 161	Appeal to appeal panel	4,096	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 162	Judicial review	256	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 163	Codes of conduct	1,763	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 164	Consultation by Commission	1,266	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 165	Offence of failing to comply with notice or order issued under sections 153 to 157	604	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 166	Offences of disinformation and misinformation	1,153	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 167	Offence of using undisclosed bot to mislead or influence election or referendum	1,068	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 168	Offence of failure to comply with obligations placed on online platform	466	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 169	Prosecution of offences	1,984	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 170	Extraterritoriality	1,019	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 171	Immunity from suit	462	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 172	Service of notices or orders	245	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 173	Advance polling	1,735	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 174	Advance polling	1,836	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 175	Advance polling	1,774	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 176	Advance polling	1,731	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 177	Advance polling	1,530	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 178	Advance polling	468	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 179	Definition	76	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 180	Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act	244	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 181	Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act	200	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 182	Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act	968	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 183	Powers of investigation	5,784	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 184	Amendment of section 22 of Principal Act	2,893	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 185	Amendment of section 23A of Principal Act	398	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 186	Party leader’s statement	1,515	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 187	Amendment of section 25 of Principal Act	2,187	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 188	Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act	253	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 189	Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act	1,090	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 190	Amendment of section 46 of Principal Act	876	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 191	Amendment of section 48A of Principal Act	398	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 192	Amendment of section 61 of Principal Act	2,014	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 193	Fixed payment notices	2,494	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 194	Amendment of section 83 of Principal Act	1,963	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 195	Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act	772	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 196	Amendment of section 85 of Principal Act	1,021	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 197	Amendment of section 86 of Principal Act	369	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 198	Amendment of section 88 of Principal Act	757	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 199	Amendment of Principal Act - insertion of sections 91 and 92	3,953	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 200	Amendment of Act of 1992	2,951	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 201	Amendment of Act of 1993	1,844	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 202	Amendment of Act of 1994	1,832	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 203	Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995	2,486	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 204	Amendment of Act of 2001	1,215	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 205	Amendment of Act of 1997	3,103	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 206	Fundraising by political parties	3,288	active
Electoral Reform Act 2022 s. 207	Offences and penalties	1,580	active