S.I. No. 65/2002 - Local Government Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) Order, 2002.

2. In this Order, “the Act of 2001” means the

Local Government Act, 2001

(No. 37 of 2001).

3. On 1 May 2002, section 19 of the Act of 2001 shall come into operation; and on that date also section 5(1) of and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to that Act shall come into operation for the purposes of the repeal of

section 11

of the

Local Government Act, 1994

, (No. 8 of 1994).

4. (

a

) On 17 July 2002, Part 6 and Part 7 of the Act of 2001 and Schedule 10 to that Act, other than paragraph 3(3) and paragraph 5 of that Schedule shall come into operation.

(

b

) On 1 May 2004, paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 10 to the Act of 2001 shall come into operation.

5. On 17 July 2002, section 5(1) of and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Act of 2001 shall come into operation to the extent specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order.

6. On 17 July 2002, section 5(2) of and Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Act of 2001 shall come into operation to the extent specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to this Order.

7. On 11 March 2002, section 5(1) of and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the Act of 2001 shall come into operation for the purposes of the repeal of

section 4

of the

City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955

(No. 12 of 1955) insofar as that section is not already repealed.

SCHEDULE

Part 1

Acts Repealed

Article 5

Session and Chapter or Number and Year

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

1

2

3

3 & 4 Vict. c. 108

Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act, 1840

The whole Act insofar as it is not already repealed.

10 & 11 Vict. c. 16

Commissioners Clauses Act, 1847

The whole Act insofar as it is not already repealed.

17 & 18 Vict. c. 103

Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854

Sections 27 and 28

61 & 62 Vict. c. 37

Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898.

Sections 23(2) and 77.

2 Edw. 7. c. 38

Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1902

Sections 14 and 15.

No. 5 of 1925

Local Government Act, 1925

Sections 58 and 64.

No. 1 of 1929

Cork City Management Act, 1929

Section 7.

No. 27 of 1930

Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930

Sections 31 and 37.

No. 35 of 1934

Limerick City Management Act, 1934

Sections 5(3) and 9.

No. 3 (Private) 1937

Local Government (Galway) Act, 1937

Sections 15 and 33.

No. 25 of 1939

Waterford City Management Act, 1939

Sections 4(3) and 8(6).

No. 12 of 1940

County Management Act, 1940

Section 18.

No. 23 of 1941

Local Government Act, 1941

Section 41.

No. 24 of 1946

Local Government Act, 1946

Sections 62, 63 and 66.

No. 9 of 1955

Local Government Act, 1955

Section 60.

No. 7 of 1985

Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985

Sections 9, 25 and 27 and the Fifth Schedule.

No. 11 of 1991

Local Government Act, 1991

Part VI.

No. 8 of 1994

Local Government Act, 1994

Part V.

Part 2

Orders Revoked

Article 6

Year and Number

Short Title

Extent of Revocation

1

2

3

1898 No. 1120

Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898

Articles 36 and 38 of the Schedule to the Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 4th day of March, 2002.

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 brings into operation further specified provisions of the

Local Government Act, 2001

(No. 37 of 2001) mainly relating to local authority meetings and committees including repeals, with effect generally from 17 July 2002. New arrangements for casual vacancies apply from 1 May 2002.

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:—