The expression ‘parliamentary elector’ means a person entitled to be registered as a voter at a parliamentary election.

The expression ‘parliamentary election’ means the election of a member to serve in Parliament.

The expression ‘tax’ includes duties and fees, and the expression ‘duties of excise’ does not include licence duties.

The expression ‘foreign mails’ means all postal packets, whether letters, parcels, or other packets, posted in the United Kingdom and sent to a place out of the United Kingdom, or posted in a place out of the United Kingdom and sent to a place in the United Kingdom, or in transit through the United Kingdom to a place out of the United Kingdom.

The expression ‘telegraphic line’ has the same meaning as in the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1892.

The expression ‘duties on postage’ includes all rates and sums chargeable for or in respect of postal packets, money orders, or telegrams, or otherwise under the Post Office Acts or the Telegraph Act, 1892.

The expression ‘Irish Act’ means a law made by the Irish Legislature.

The expression ‘election laws’ means the laws relating to the election of members to serve in Parliament, other than those relating to the qualification of electors, and includes all the laws respecting the registration of electors, the issue and execution of writs, the creation of polling districts, the taking of the poll, the questioning of elections, corrupt and illegal practices, the disqualification of members and the vacating of seats.

The expression ‘rateable value’ means the annual rateable value under the Irish Valuation Acts.

The expression ‘salary’ includes remuneration, allowances, and emoluments.

The expression ‘pension’ includes superannuation allowance.

40.  This Act may be cited as the Irish Government Act, 1893.

SCHEDULES

FIRST SCHEDULE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

CONSTITUENCIES AND NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS

Constituencies           Councillors.
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Antrim county               Three
Armagh county               One
Belfast borough             Two
Carlow county               One
Cavan county                One
Clare county                One
Cork county—­
East Riding               Three
West Riding               One
Cork borough                One
Donegal county              One
Down county                 Three
Dublin county               Three
Dublin borough              Two
Fermanagh county            One
Galway county               Two
Kerry county                One
Kildare county              One
Kilkenny county             One
King’s county               One
Leitrim and Sligo counties  One
Limerick county             Two
Londonderry county          One
Longford county             One