S.I. No. 221/2000 - Local Government (Tenure of Office) Order, 2000.

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Tenure of Office) Order, 2000.

2. Notwithstanding article 4 of the Local Government (Tenure of Office) Order, 1991 (

S.I. No. 128 of 1991

), as respects a person who is appointed to an office of manager on or after the date of the making of this Order, 7 years shall be the specified period for the purposes of section 47(1)(

a

) of the

Local Government Act, 1991

and 65 years shall be the specified age for the purposes of

section 47

(1)(

b

) of that Act.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 12th day of July, 2000.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation thereof.)

This Order specifies a period and age for the purposes of

section 47

(1) of the

Local Government Act, 1991

.

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 3

and

47

of the

Local Government Act, 1991

(No. 11 of 1991), hereby specifies and orders as follows