The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937 is hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following section for section 25:

25. (1) Sections 57, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 144, 145,149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 160 and 163 of the Electoral Act, 1992 shall apply to elections in university constituencies and for that purpose, in the said sections of that Act—

(a) every reference to 'Dáil election' and 'election' shall be construed and have effect as a reference to an election in a university constituency;
(b) every reference to the 'register of Dáil electors' shall be construed and have effect as a reference to the register of electors in respect of a university constituency;
(c) every reference to 'Dáil elector' and 'elector' shall be construed and have effect as a reference to an elector in a university constituency
(d) every reference to 'constituency' shall be construed and have effect as a reference to a university constituency;
e) the reference in sections 139 and 151 to a period of time shall be construed and have effect as a reference to the period commencing on the date of the order appointing dates and times at a Seanad election and ending at the close of the poll at such election.

(2) In addition and without prejudice to the provisions of the foregoing subsection of this section, every statutory provision for the time being in force relating to bribery, personation or other offences at elections of members of Dáil Éireann shall apply to elections in university constituencies as if these elections were elections of members of Dáil Éireann."; and

(b) the insertion of "for the time being in force" after "enactments" in subsection (1) of section 26.