STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 136 of 1999.

LOCAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1999

S.I. No. 136 of 1999.

LOCAL ELECTIONS (FORMS) REGULATIONS, 1999

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 3 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999 ( No. 7 of 1999 ) hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Elections (Forms) Regulations, 1999.

2. Each form in the Schedule hereto shall be the prescribed form for the purpose for which such form is expressed to be applicable.

SCHEDULE

Form 1

STATEMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ON (insert date) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13 OF THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT, 1999 FOR THE PERIOD FROM (insert date) TO THE CLOSE OF POLL

STATEMENT BY NATIONAL AGENT/DESIGNATED PERSON/THIRD PARTY

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........

Name of National Agent or Designated Person or Third Party [section 6(7)]

_________________________________________________________________ Political Party (if any)_____________

Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone/Fax Nos./E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________

Number of candidates authenticated by political party

(national level or local electoral area)__________________________________________________________________

(Use additional pages if necessary)

THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY DECLARATION MUST BE MADE BY THE NATIONAL AGENT/DESIGNATED PERSON/THIRD PARTY REFERRED TO IN SECTION 6(7).

I .......................................... do solemnly and sincerely declare that the above statement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct in every material respect and that I took all reasonable action in order to be satisfied as to its accuracy. I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1938 .

Signed .............................................

Date ................................................

*   Declared before me by ................................................ who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by ..................................... who is personally known to me) at ............................................. this day of ........................... 199 ...........

Signature of Witness ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Occupation ............................................................ ............................................................ .......... Date ...............................

WARNING: A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE OR MISLEADING STATUTORY DECLARATION IS LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING £50 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING 3 MONTHS OR BOTH.

Form 2

STATEMENT OF DONATIONS AND ELECTION EXPENSES AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS ON (insert date) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13 OF THE LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISCLOSURE OF DONATIONS AND EXPENDITURE) ACT, 1999 FOR THE PERIOD FROM (insert date) TO THE CLOSE OF POLL

STATEMENT BY CANDIDATE

............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........

Name of candidate __________________________________________  Political Party (if any) ____________________

Address:                ________________________________________________________________________________

                      ________________________________________________________________________________

Local authority and

Local electoral area _______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone/Fax Nos./E-Mail: ________________________________________________________________________

(Use additional pages if necessary)

(Use additional pages if necessary)

THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY DECLARATION MUST BE MADE BY THE CANDIDATE.

I ............................................................ ....... do solemnly and sincerely declare that the above statement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct in every material respect and that I took all reasonable action in order to be satisfied as to its accuracy. I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1938 .

Signed ............................................

Date ...............................................

* Declared before me by ........................................................... who is personally known to me (or who is identified to me by ..................................... who is personally known to me) at .............................. this day of ......................... 1999.

Signature of Witness ............................................................ ............................................................ .....................................

Occupation ............................................................ ............................................................ ...... Date ..................................

WARNING: A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY MAKES A FALSE OR MISLEADING STATUTORY DECLARATION IS LIABLE ON CONVICTION TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING £50 OR IMPRISONMENT FOR A TERM NOT EXCEEDING 3 MONTHS OR BOTH.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe the forms to be used for furnishing statements of election expenses and donation at local elections in accordance with section 13 of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act, 1999 .

* To be completed by Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public/Peace Commissioner/Solicitor or a person authorised by law to take and receive statutory declarations.

* Election expenses include expenditure by candidate and by other persons with his/her authorisation.

* To be completed by Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public/Peace Commissioner/Solicitor or a person authorised by law to take and receive statutory declarations.