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Number 37 of 2001
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Local Government Act 2001. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including Finance Act 2018 (30/2018), enacted 19 December 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 638 of 2018), made 19 December 2018, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001 : Part 15 of the Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), Ethical Framework for the Local Government Service, deals with the same subject matter as the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001.
Local Elections Acts 1974 to 2014 : this Act (Parts 3, 4, Chapter 3 of Part 5 and s. 243) is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 1(5)). The Acts in the group are:
Local Government Acts 1925 to 2016 : this Act (other than ss. 163, 164 and 211 and Parts 23 and 24) is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (17/2016), s. 1(2)(c)). The Acts in the group are:
Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2018 : this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), s. 1(2)). The Acts in the group are:
Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts 1878 to 2001 : this Act (Part 9, Chapter 5) is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Local Government Act 2001, s. 1(4)). The Acts in the group are:
• Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict. c. 52)
• Public Health (Ireland) Amendment Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict. c. 57)
• Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict. c. 59)
• Public Health (Ireland) Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 19 & c. 54)
• Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7. c. 53)
• Local Government Act 1925 (5/1925), Part II
• Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1948 (3/1948)
• Local Government (Sanitary Services) (Joint Burial Boards) Act 1952 (22/1952)
• Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1962 (26/1962)
• Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964 (29/1964)
• Local Government (Delimitation of Water Supply Disconnection Powers) Act 1995 (18/1995)
• Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), Part 9, Chapter 5
• Public Health (Ireland) Amendment Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict. c. 77)
• Public Health (Ireland) Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 10)
• Public Health (Prevention and Treatment of Disease) (Ireland) Act 1917 (7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 40)
• Public Health (Borrowing Powers) (Ireland) Act 1918 (8 & 9 Geo. 5. c. 35)
• Public Health (Medical Treatment of Children) (Ireland) Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 16)
• Local Government Act 1927 (3/1927), so much as relates to public health
• Public Health (Special Expenses) Act 1931 (3/1931)
• Roads (Amendment) Act 1998 (23/1998), (other than s. 7)
Temple Bar Area Renewal and Development Acts 1991 and 2001 : this Act (Part 23) is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one ( Local Government Act 2001, s. 1(6)). The Acts in the group are:
• Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), Part 23
• Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) Act 2007 (39/2007)
All Acts up to and including Finance Act 2018 (30/2018), enacted 19 December 2018, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
• County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 638 of 2018)
• County of Wexford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 637 of 2018)
• County of Westmeath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 636 of 2018)
• City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 635 of 2018)
• County of Tipperary Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 634 of 2018)
• County of South Dublin Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 633 of 2018)
• County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 632 of 2018)
• County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 631 of 2018)
• County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 630 of 2018)
• County of Monaghan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 629 of 2018)
• County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 628 of 2018)
• County of Mayo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 627 of 2018)
• County of Louth Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 626 of 2018)
• County of Longford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 625 of 2018)
• City and County of Limerick Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 624 of 2018)
• County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 623 of 2018)
• County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 622 of 2018)
• County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 621 of 2018)
• County of Kildare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 620 of 2018)
• County of Kerry Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 619 of 2018)
• County of Galway Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 618 of 2018)
• City of Galway Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 617 of 2018)
• County of Fingal Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 616 of 2018)
• County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 615 of 2018)
• City of Dublin Local Electoral Areas Order 2018 (S.I. No. 614 of 2018)
• County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 613 of 2018)
• County of Clare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 612 of 2018)
• County of Cavan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 611 of 2018)
• County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 610 of 2018)
• National Oversight and Audit Commission (Number of Members) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 442 of 2018)
• National Oversight and Audit Commission (Number of Members) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 536 of 2016)
• Local Government (Audit Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 447 of 2015)
• Local Government (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 446 of 2015)
• Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 363 of 2015)
• Local Government (Audit Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 109 of 2015)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Part 15) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 29 of 2015)
• Local Government (Appointment of Chief Executive) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 589 of 2014)
• Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 314 of 2014)
• National Oversight and Audit Commission (Number of Members) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 298 of 2014)
• National Oversight and Audit Commission (Establishment) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 297 of 2014)
• Local Government (Representational Payment For Members) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 235 of 2014)
• Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 234 of 2014)
• Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 226 of 2014)
• County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 70 of 2014)
• County of Wexford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 69 of 2014)
• County of Westmeath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 68 of 2014)
• City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 67 of 2014)
• County of Tipperary Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 66 of 2014)
• County of South Dublin Local Electoral Areas Order 2014 (S.I. No. 65 of 2014)
• County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 64 of 2014)
• County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 63 of 2014)
• County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 62 of 2014)
• County of Monaghan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 61 of 2014)
• County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 60 of 2014)
• County of Mayo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 59 of 2014)
• County of Louth Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 58 of 2014)
• County of Longford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 57 of 2014)
• City and County of Limerick Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 56 of 2014)
• County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 55 of 2014)
• County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 54 of 2014)
• County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 53 of 2014)
• County of Kildare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 52 of 2014)
• County of Kerry Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 51 of 2014)
• County of Galway Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 50 of 2014)
• City of Galway Local Electoral Areas Order 2014 (S.I. No. 49 of 2014)
• County of Fingal Local Electoral Areas Order 2014 (S.I. No. 47 of 2014)
• County of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Electoral Areas Order 2014 (S.I. No. 46 of 2014)
• City of Dublin Local Electoral Areas Order 2014 (S.I. No. 45 of 2014)
• County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 44 of 2014)
• County of Cork Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 43 of 2014)
• County of Clare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 42 of 2014)
• County of Cavan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 41 of 2014)
• County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 40 of 2014)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 37 of 2014)
• Local Government (Financial Procedures and Audit) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 8 of 2014)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Appointment of Manager)(Waterford) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 583 of 2013)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Specified Council)(Waterford) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 582 of 2013)
• Local Government (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 457 of 2013)
• Local Government (Audit Fees) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 456 of 2013)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 455 of 2013)
• Local Government Act 2001 (section 230) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 447 of 2013) (S.I. No. 447 of 2013)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 446 of 2013) (S.I. No. 446 of 2013)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Specified Council) (Tipperary) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 430 of 2013)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Appointment of Manager) (Tipperary) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 429 of 2013)
• Copyright and Related Rights (Public Lending Remuneration Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 221 of 2013)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 406 of 2012)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Specified Council) (Limerick) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 271 of 2012)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 157 of 2012)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 50 of 2012)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 573 of 2011)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 447 of 2011)
• Housing (Transfer of Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 85 of 2011)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Section 142) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 37 of 2010)
• Copyright and Related Rights (Public Lending Remuneration Scheme) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 597 of 2008)
• Local Government (Financial Procedures and Audit) Regulations 2002 (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 467 of 2008)
• Local Government (An Chomhairle Leabharlanna) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 55 of 2008)
• Local Government (An Chomhairle Leabharlanna) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 708 of 2007)
• Local Government (Business Improvement Districts Ratepayer Plebiscite) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 166 of 2007)
• Local Authority Members (Gratuity) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 674 of 2006)
• Local Government (Expenses of Local Authority Members) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 668 of 2006)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Bye-Laws) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 362 of 2006)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 361 of 2006)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Part 15) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 770 of 2004)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 217 of 2004)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Section 161) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 216 of 2004)
• Athlone Town Boundary Alteration (Supplementary) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 705 of 2003)
• Local Government (Audit Fees) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 622 of 2003)
• Local Authority Members (Gratuity) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 302 of 2003)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 274 of 2003)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Part 15) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 73 of 2003)
• Local Government (Tenure of Office of Managers) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 47 of 2003)
• Local Government (An Chomhairle Leabharlanna) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 28 of 2003)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Part 15) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 582 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Section 231) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 531 of 2002)
• Local Government (Financial Procedures and Audit) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 508 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 5) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 507 of 2002)
• Local Authority Members (Gratuity) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 378 of 2002)
• Local Authority Members (Gratuity) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 281 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 250 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 218 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (County Tipperary Joint Libraries Committee) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 214 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 213 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Meetings) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 66 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 65 of 2002)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Establishment Day) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 591 of 2001)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 590 of 2001)
• Local Government Act 2001 (County and City Development Boards) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 589 of 2001)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 588 of 2001)
• Local Government (Representational Payment For Members) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 552 of 2001)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 551 of 2001)
• Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 458 of 2001)
• Local Government (An Chomhairle Leabharlanna) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 499 of 1997)
All statutory instruments up to and including County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018 (S.I. No. 638 of 2018), made 19 December 2018, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Disqualifications from local authority membership.
Application of disqualification to members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
Prohibition on multiple membership of local authorities.
Savers ( Part 3).
Number of members of local authorities, etc.
Alteration of number of members of local authority.
Municipal districts.
Members for municipal districts.
Cathaoirleach of municipal district.
Savers ( Part 4).
Election by Local Authority
Application of Chapter 2. (repealed)
Application of Chapter to municipal district members.
Annual election of Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach by local authority.
Application of Chapter 3. (repealed)
Direct election and tenure of Cathaoirleach of county council and city council. (repealed)
Casual vacancy in office of Cathaoirleach of county council or city council. (repealed)
Amendments to certain Acts, relating to direct elections, etc. (repealed)
Election petitions in relation to direct elections. (repealed)
Application ( Part 6).
Effective discharge of business.
Local Community Development Committees.
Saver for acts of committee or joint committee.
Regulations ( Part 7).
Interpretation ( Part 8).
Proposal by local authority for alteration of boundary.
Application for boundary alteration.
Supplementary provision to sections 56 and 57.
Minister may request review.
Report by Local Government Commission.
Power to alter boundaries, etc.
General Functions of Local Authorities
Ancillary functions of local authorities.
Promotion of interests of local community.
Interpretation (sections 66A to 66H).
Local economic and community plan.
Preparation and making of local economic and community plans.
Publication of local economic and community plans.
Implementation of the economic elements of local economic and community plans.
Monitoring and review of economic elements of local economic and community plans.
Annual Report on monitoring and review of local economic and community plans.
Regulations and general policy guidelines.
Exercise of certain functions.
Objective of unified service to the public.
Saver (functional area).
Library and Archival Functions
Functions of library authorities.
An Chomhairle Leabharlanna. (repealed)
Non-Public Roads — Local Improvement Schemes
Assistance towards non-public roads.
Definitions ( Chapter 5).
Saver ( Chapter 5).
Agreements and arrangements concerning functions
Agreements concerning functions.
Joint discharge of functions and provision of services.
Direction to make agreements.
Savers ( Part 10).
Establishment of Local Government Commission.
Eligibility and tenure of office of members, etc. (repealed)
Meetings and procedures of Commission. (repealed)
Services to Commission. (repealed)
Submissions to Commission. (repealed)
County council expenditure: town services. (repealed)
Expenses of certain town councils. (repealed)
Local authority budget.
Schedule of municipal district works.
Submission of financial statements and reports.
Consideration of annual financial statement.
Regulations ( Chapter 1).
Interpretation ( Chapter 2).
Application ( Chapter 2).
Local Government Audit Service.
Code of audit practice.
Right of auditor to inspect documents, obtain information, etc.
Audit opinion and report.
Consideration of annual financial statement and auditor’s report.
Re-assignment of audit.
Interpretation (Part 12A).
Reports to Minister or appropriate Minister.
Requests for information, etc., made to certain public authorities.
Submissions to Commission.
Meetings and procedures of Commission.
Governance of Commission.
Regulations and determinations (Part 12A).
Local Authorities and the Local Community
Consultation with local community.
Functions of Local Community Development Committees.
Membership of Local Community Development Committees.
Staffing of Local Community Development Committee.
Co-operation with Local Community Development Committees.
County or City Development Boards. (repealed)
129J.
129N.
129R.
Policy role of elected council.
Performance of reserved functions in respect of municipal district members.
Supplemental provisions to section 131 and 131A.
Reserved functions: duty of chief executive.
Corporate policy group.
Local authority service delivery plans.
Report on capital programme.
Furnishing of information to elected council.
Plans, specifications to be prepared for elected council.
Prior information to elected council.
Direction that works not proceed.
Duty of members appointed to other bodies.
Members’ expenses, remuneration, etc.
Allowance for Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach.
Position of chief executive.
Suspension and removal of chief executive.
Tenure of chief executive.
Executive functions and shared services.
Manager acting by signed order.
Definitions ( Chapter 4).
Application ( Chapter 4).
Provisions relating to the employment of persons by local authorities.
Qualifications for employment.
Modification of restriction on being employed under certain related bodies.
Amendment of Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926.
Amendment of Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977.
Savers ( Chapter 4).
Application ( Part 15).
Ethics registrar.
Duty of ethics registrar, etc.
Declarable interests.
Disclosure by member of local authority of pecuniary or other beneficial interests.
Offences ( Part 15).
Consequences of failure to comply with sections 171, 177, 178 and 179.
Exercise of certain land functions.
Establishment of New Town Councils, etc.
Establishment of town council.
First election to town council.
Dissolution of town council.
Changing of Names of Areas and Display of Names of Streets, etc.
Interpretation ( Part 18).
Changing of name of town.
Changing of name of townland or non-municipal town situated wholly within one county or city.
Changing of name of street situated in one local authority area.
Changing of name of street situated in more than one local authority area.
Changing of name of locality situated in one local authority area.
Display of name of street, etc.
Interpretation ( Part 19).
Procedure for making bye-law.
Certain bye-laws to be submitted to appropriate Minister.
Publication of bye-law.
Proof of bye-law.
Prosecution of offences ( Part 19).
Payments of fines and fixed payments.
Power to apply ( Part 19).
Amendment of Control of Dogs Act, 1986.
Consequential Provisions on Failure to Perform Functions
Definitions ( Part 21).
Failure to perform functions, etc.
Appointment of commissioners, etc.
Exercise of functions by commissioners.
Returns, information to Minister.
Local Authority Members’ Association.
Acceptance of gifts by a local authority.
Power of local authorities to enter into contracts, etc.
Joint drainage committees.
Commencement of summary proceedings.
Regional authorities, functions.
Regulations relating to members of House of Oireachtas.
Transfer of Temple Bar Properties Limited to Dublin City Council
Definition ( Part 23).
Transfer of Temple Bar Properties Limited to Dublin City Council.
Shareholder in Temple Bar Properties Limited.
Transitional ( Part 23).
Repeals ( Part 23).
Amendment of Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998.
Amendment of Roads Act, 1993.
Acts included in collective citation — Local Government Acts, 1925 to 2001
Construction of Certain Terms in Other Enactments
Enactments Repealed and Revoked
Minor and consequential Amendments to Acts
Local Government Areas (Towns)
Minor and Consequential Amendments relating to Direct Elections, etc. (repealed)
Equity in appointments, etc.
Functions to be done by Manager’s Order
Relevant Bodies to which Section 128F(1)(d) Relates
Air-raid Precautions Acts, 1939 and 1946
Arts Acts, 1951 and 1973
Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992
Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1965
1965, No. 8
Counties and Boroughs (Ireland) Act, 1840
3 & 4 Vict. c. 109
County Management (Amendment) Act, 1972
1972, No. 32
County Treasurers (Ireland) Act, 1867
30 & 31 Vict. c. 46
Development and Road Improvement Funds Act, 1909
9 Edw. 7. c. 47
Electoral Act, 1992 to 1999
6 & 7 Will. 4 c. 116
Grand Jury (Ireland) Act, 1853
16 & 17 Vict. c. 136
Limerick City Management Act, 1950
1950, No. 24
1940, No. 22
Local Authorities (Cost of Living) (Amendment) Act, 1945
1945, No. 13
1937, No. 13
Local Authorities (Mutual Assurance) Acts, 1926 to 1935
Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Acts, 1926 to 1983
Local Authorities (Traffic Wardens) Acts, 1975 and 1987
Local Elections Acts, 1974 to 1999
Local Government Act, 1958
1958, No. 9
Local Government Act, 1959
1959, No. 10
2000, No. 25
Local Government (Buncrana) Act, 1968
1968, No. 2
Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1983
Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 2000
1937, No. 3 (Private)
2 Edw. 7. c. 38
Local Government (Nomination of Presidential Candidates) Act, 1937
1937, No. 36
Local Government (Roads and Drainage) Act, 1968
1968, No. 6
Local Government (Sanitary Services) (Joint Burial Boards) Act, 1952
1952, No. 22
1924, No. 13
Local Officers and Servants (Dublin) Act, 1941
1941, No. 15
Municipal Corporations Act, 1882
45 & 46 Vict. c. 50
Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, 1843
6 & 7 Vict. c. 93
Municipal Corporations Mortgages etc. Act, 1860
23 & 24 Vict. c. 16
Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884
47 & 48 Vict. c. 70
Prevention of Corruptions Acts, 1889 to 1995
Road Fund (Grants) (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1962
1962, No. 3
Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Acts, 1947 and 1954
Survey (Ireland) Acts, 1825 to 1870
1991, No. 19
Town Renewal Act, 2000
Údarás na Gaeltachta Acts, 1979 to 1999
1940, No. 34
AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION IN RELATION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO CONSOLIDATE WITH AMENDMENTS CERTAIN ENACTMENTS RELATING GENERALLY TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES. [21 st July, 2001]
Functions transferred and references construed (27.07.2017) by Community Development (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 357 of 2017), arts. 2, 3 and sch. part 1, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
Sections 49A and 128A to 128F (inserted by section 36 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014), and section 4 in so far as it relates to regulations made under section 128E or to regulations made for the purposes of enabling section 128E to have full effect, of the Local Government Act 2001
Sections 77 (amended by section 5 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Local Government Reform Act 2014), 78 and 80 of the Local Government Act 2001
Alternate commencement date for certain amendments by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014) prescribed (27.01.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 28, commenced on enactment as per subs. (5).
28. (1) For the purpose of holding in 2014 elections of members of local authorities—
(a) the local government areas provided for by section 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Principal Act shall have effect as amended by section 12 ,
(b) the amendments by section 14 to section 11 of the Principal Act shall have effect,
(c) the numbers of members of local authorities provided for in section 21 of, and Schedule 7 to, the Principal Act shall have effect as amended by section 15 ,
(d) the amendments by section 20(1) to section 23 of the Principal Act shall have effect,
(f) the Electoral Acts 1992 to 2014, the Local Elections Acts 1974 to 2012 and the Local Elections Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1995) shall have effect as amended by section 5(4) and Part 2 of Schedule 2, and
(g) Schedule 6 to the Principal Act shall not have effect.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) and for the purpose of holding elections to local authorities after 2014, regulations and orders may be made by the Minister under the appropriate provisions of the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2014 having regard to paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (1).
Application of collectively cited Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts 1878 to 2001 and Local Government Acts 1925 to 2003 and Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 affected (21.09.2011) by European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), regs. 42(22), 46(3), 63(2) and sch. 2, in effect as per reg. 1(3).
Functions transferred from “specified bodies” to the “Executive” (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42/2004), s. 59 and sch. 3, S.I. No. 887 of 2004.
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Application of collectively cited Roads Acts 1993 to 2007 restricted by Planning and Development Act 2000 (30/2000), s. 177V(3), as inserted (21.09.2011) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (30/2010), s. 57, S.I. No. 475 of 2011.
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(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, or, as appropriate, the Act of 2001, or the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007, a competent authority shall make a Land use plan or give consent for proposed development only after having determined that the Land use plan or proposed development shall not adversely affect the integrity of a European site.
Making any relevant communications about the development or zoning of land under collectively cited Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014 designated as lobbying activity (1.09.2015) by Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (5/2015), s. 5(1), S.I. No. 152 of 2015.