Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency (Establishment) Order 2007
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency (Establishment) Order 2007.
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paragraphs: This Order shall come into effect on the 15th day of June, 2007 and shall cease to have effect from the 15th day of June 2012.
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paragraphs: (1) In this Order—
(a) Limerick City Council,
(b) Limerick County Council;
(a) a Minister of the Government,
(b) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland,
(c) a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001 ,
(d) a City or County Development Board within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 ,
(e) a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act 1946 or a company established pursuant to the section 7 of the Harbours Act 1996 ,
(f) the Health Service Executive established pursuant to the Health Act 2004 ,
(g) the National Educational Welfare Board established pursuant to the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 ,
(h) a vocational educational committee within the meaning of the Vocational Education Acts 1930 to 2001,
(i) a board or other body established by or under statute,
(j) a company in which all the shares are held by, or on behalf of, or by directors appointed by, a Minister of the Government, or
(k) a company in which all the shares are held by a board, company or other body referred to in paragraph (g) or (h) of this definition.
(2) In this Order, any reference to an article which is not otherwise identified is a reference to an article of the Order.
(3) In this Order, any reference to a sub-article or paragraph which is not otherwise identified is a reference to the sub-article or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs.
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paragraphs: A body known as the Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency is hereby established to provide, for and on behalf of the Minister and the specified bodies, in relation to the Southside Area, the services specified under article 5 for the period up to and including 14th June, 2012.
5. (1) (a) It shall be the general duty of the Agency to secure —
(i) the social and economic regeneration of the Southside Area, on a sustainable basis; and
(ii) improvements in the physical environment of the Southside Area.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) and without prejudice to the generality of that paragraph, the services to be provided by the Agency, in respect of the Southside Area, shall be—
(i) to identify the statutory bodies and other relevant bodies and the programmes and other activities of the said bodies that, in the opinion of the Agency, may contribute to the regeneration of that Area;
(ii) to prepare, taking into account relevant strategies and programmes of statutory bodies and other relevant bodies operating within the Area, a strategy for the regeneration of that Area and promote implementation of that strategy;
(iii) to establish appropriate and co-ordinated arrangements by statutory bodies and other relevant bodies to contribute to social regeneration in that Area;
(iv) to promote the co-ordination of investment by statutory bodies and of investment by statutory bodies with private investment in that Area;
(v) to promote the co-ordination of the programmes and other activities of statutory bodies and other persons concerned with the regeneration of that Area and promote co-operation between such bodies and persons; and
(vi) to undertake, at the request of the Minister, any other task relevant to the regeneration of that Area.
(c) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b), the Agency, in respect of the Southside Area, may—
(i) prepare detailed proposals and plans for the development, redevelopment, renewal or conservation of land in that Area;
(ii) acquire, hold and manage land in that Area for its development, redevelopment, renewal or conservation either by the Agency or by any other person;
(iii) develop, redevelop, renew or conserve, or secure the development, redevelopment, renewal or conservation of, any land in that Area or otherwise to secure the best use of any such land;
(iv) dispose of land—
(I) on completion of its development, redevelopment, renewal or conservation,
(II) to secure its development, redevelopment, renewal or conservation, or
(III) to secure its best use;
(v) provide such infrastructure and carry out such works of amenity development or environmental improvement as, in the opinion of the Agency, may be required to encourage people to work, shop or reside in that Area or otherwise to use the facilities provided in that Area;
(vi) promote the development of existing and new residential communities in that Area, including the development of a mix of housing for people of different social backgrounds;
(vii) provide advisory, technical support and secretarial services for any committees appointed under article 6;
(viii) develop a communications strategy tailored to meet the needs of the area involving significant engagement with and involvement by the local community on behalf of the specified bodies.
(d) For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c), the Agency shall consult, as appropriate, with the Limerick City Development Board and the Limerick County Development Board.
(2) Without prejudice to sub-article (1), the Agency may do all such things, including the incurring of expenditure and, with the Minister’s consent, the borrowing of money, which appear to it to be requisite, advantageous or incidental to, or which appears to it to facilitate the performance of its functions.
(3) For the purposes of the Agency providing the services specified in this article, a specified body may provide information to the Agency and the Agency shall hold and utilise such information as if all statutory duties and obligations that applied to that specified body in the holding and utilising of that information applied to the Agency
(4) The Minister may, from time to time, issue to the Agency such guidelines in relation to the performance of its functions as he or she considers appropriate and the Agency shall have regard to such guidelines in the performance of its functions. The Minister may amend or revoke guidelines issued under this article.
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paragraphs: (1) The business of the Agency shall be overseen by a Board of Directors appointed by the Minister and comprising the following members—
(a) a chairperson appointed by the Minister;
(b) one serving officer from each of the following Departments of State on the nomination of the respective Minister of that Department—
(i) the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
(ii) the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs,
(iii) the Department of Education and Science,
(iv) the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform;
(v) the Department of Social and Family Affairs;
(c) the Limerick City Manager;
(d) the County Manager of the County of Clare;
(e) the County Manager of the County of Limerick;
(f) one serving officer from each of the following, on the nomination of the Minister—
(i) an Garda Siochana,
(ii) the Health Service Executive;
(g) three persons nominated by the Minister drawn from either or both the community of the Southside Area and the business community; and
(h) the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency.
(2) Members of the Board shall hold office up to and including the 14th June, 2012.
(3) The Board may act notwithstanding a vacancy among its members.
(4) The quorum for a meeting of the Board shall be one third of its membership calculated to the nearest whole numbe
(5) A member of the Board may at any time resign his or her membership by letter addressed to the Minister and the resignation shall take effect from the date specified in the letter or upon receipt of the letter by the Minister, whichever is the later.
(6) A member of the Board, may at any time, be removed from membership of the Board by the Minister if, in the Minister’s opinion, the member has become incapable through ill-health of performing his or her functions, or has committed stated misbehaviour, or his or her removal appears to the Minister to be necessary for the effective performance by the Board of its functions.
(7) A person shall cease to be, and shall be disqualified from being, a member of the Board where he or she-
(a) is adjudicated bankrupt,
(b) makes a composition or arrangement with creditors,
(c) is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to a term of imprisonment, or
(d) is disqualified or restricted from being a director of any company.
(8) Where a member of the Board or a member of staff of the Agency—
(a) accepts a nomination as a member of Seanad Eireann,
(b) is elected to either House of the Oireachtas or to the European Parliament,