(1) An elector referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 14, in section 63 of the Electoral Act 1997 or in section 2 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 who is not entered in the postal voters list or the special voters list may apply to the registration authority to have his name entered in a supplement to the postal voters list which the registration authority is hereby empowered to prepare and publish.

(2) (a) The provisions of Part III (other than Rules 21 and 23 (3)) of the Second Schedule shall apply to an application for entry in the supplement to the postal voters list under this section from an elector referred to in section 14(d) as if -

(i) references in that Part to 'special voters list' were references to 'supplement to the postal voters list';
(ii) the reference to 'section 17' was a reference to this section and references to ‘section 17(2)’ were references to ‘section 14(d)’;
(iii) in Rule 19(d) 'to the registration authority' was substituted for 'so as to be received by the registration authority not later than the date specified in Rule 1'; and
(iv) in Rule 22 'at such times and places as are specified in a notice published pursuant to Rule 21,' was deleted.

(b) The provisions of sections 64, 65, 66 (other than subsection (1)) and 67 (other than subsection (3)) of the Electoral Act, 1997 shall apply to an application for entry in the supplement to the postal voters list under this section from an elector referred to in section 63 of the said Act as if:

(i) references to 'postal voters list' were references to 'supplement to the postal voters list';
(ii) references to 'section 63', other than those which occur in section 67, were references to this section;
(iii) in section 64(1)(c), 'to the registration authority' was substituted for 'so as to be received by the registration authority not later than the last date for making claims for corrections in the draft register'; and
(iv) in section 66(2), ‘at such times and places as are specified in a notice pursuant to subsection (1)’ was deleted.

(bb) The provisions of sections 3, 4, 5 (other than subsection (1)) and 6 (other than subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6)) of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2006 shall apply to an application for entry in the supplement to the postal voters list under this section from an elector referred to in section 2 (but who has not complied with subsection (1)(a) of that section) of that Act as if:

(i) references to ‘postal voters list’ were references to ‘supplement to the postal voters list’;
(ii) references to ‘section 2’, other than those which occur in sections 4(1)(a) and 6(1)(a), were references to this section;
(iii) in section 3(1)(c), ‘to the registration authority’ were substituted for ‘so as to be received by the registration authority not later than the last date for making claims for corrections in the draft register’; and
(iv) in section 5(2), ‘section 3’ were substituted for ‘subsection (1) at such times and places as are specified in a notice pursuant to that subsection (and the places so specified shall include every prison situated in the area of the registration authority)’.

(c) The provisions of section 12 shall apply to an application for entry in the supplement to the postal voters list under this section from an elector referred to in section 14(c) as if the reference in section 12 to qualifying date were a reference to the latest date for receipt of an application under subsection (4) and as if in subsection (3) of that section ‘, ‘not later than the date specified for that purpose in the Second Schedule,’ were deleted.
(d) The provisions of Part III (other than Rules 19(c), 21 and 23 (3)) of the Second Schedule shall apply to an application for entry in the supplement to the postal voters list under this section from an elector referred to in section 14(a) or 14(b) as if –

(i) references in that Part to ‘special voters list’ were references to ‘supplement to the postal voters list’;
(ii) the reference in that Part to ‘section 17’ were a reference to this section and references in that Part to ‘section 17(2)’ were references to ‘section 14(a) or 14(b)’;
(iii) in Rule 19(d), ‘and, where appropriate, the certificate referred to in paragraph (c)’ were deleted and ‘to the registration authority’ were substituted for ‘so as to be received by the registration authority not later than the date specified in Rule 1’;
(iv) in Rule 22 ‘at such times and places as are specified in a notice published pursuant to Rule 21,’ were deleted;
(v) in Rule 23, subparagraph (c) of paragraphs (1) and (2) were deleted.

(3) A supplement to the postal voters list published by the registration authority under subsection (1) shall be deemed to form part of the postal voters list.

(4) An application by an elector to have his or her name entered in the supplement to the postal voters list received by the registration authority on or after:

(a) the third day after the date of the dissolution of the Dáil at a general election,
(b) the third day after the date of the making of the order appointing polling day at a Dáil bye-election, or
(c) the twenty-first day (disregarding any excluded day) before polling day at a presidential, European, or local election, or a referendum, shall not have effect in relation to that election or referendum.

(5) As soon as practicable after –

(a) in the case of a general election, the third day after the date of the dissolution of the Dáil,
(b) in the case of a Dáil bye-election, the third day after the date of the making of the order appointing polling day, or
(c) in the case of a presidential, European, or local election, or a referendum, the twenty-first day (disregarding any excluded day) before polling day,
the registration authority shall publish a list of the names of the electors (if any) whose applications to be entered in the supplement to the postal voters list were received before that date and allowed by the registration authority.

(6) The list prepared under subsection (5) shall form the supplement to the postal voters list.

(7) The supplement to the postal voters list shall be in such form as may be directed by the Minister.