S.I. No. 551/2001 - Local Government Act, 2001 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 2001

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act, 2001 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 2001.

2. On the 1

st

day of January, 2002,

section 142

of the

Local Government Act, 2001

, shall come into operation.

3. On the 1

st

day of January, 2002,

section 51

of the

Local Government Act, 1991

(No. 11 of 1991) shall be repealed.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 6

th

day of December, 2001.

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).

This Order commences section 142 which enables the Minister to make regulations relating to the payment of remuneration and allowances to local authority members.

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

section 7

of the

Local Government Act, 2001

(No. 37 of 2001) hereby orders as follows:-