Local Government Act 2001

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1. Art. 1 Short title and collective citations.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation generally.
3. Art. 3 Construction of enactments.
4. Art. 4 Regulations, orders and directions.
5. Art. 5 Repeals, revocation and amendment of enactments.
6. Art. 6 Savers.
7. Art. 7 Commencement.
8. Art. 8 Expenses.
9. Art. 9 Establishment day.
10. Art. 10 Local government areas.
11. Art. 11 Establishment, titles and administrative areas of local authorities and consequential provisions.
12. Art. 12 Eligibility for local authority membership.
13. Art. 13 Disqualifications from local authority membership.
14. Art. 13A Application of disqualification to members of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
15. Art. 14 Prohibition on multiple membership of local authorities.
16. Art. 15 Offence to act when disqualified.
17. Art. 16 Cesser of membership.
18. Art. 17 Term of office.
19. Art. 18 Resignation from membership.
20. Art. 19 Casual vacancies.
21. Art. 19A Temporary absences
22. Art. 20 Savers (Part 3).
23. Art. 21 Number of members of local authorities, etc.
24. Art. 22 Alteration of number of members of local authority.
25. Art. 22A 22A Municipal districts
26. Art. 22B Members for municipal districts
27. Art. 22C Cathaoirleach of municipal district
28. Art. 23 Local electoral areas.
29. Art. 24 Right to vote at local elections.
30. Art. 25 Prohibition of plural voting.
31. Art. 26 Year of elections to all local authorities.
32. Art. 26A Advance polling
33. Art. 27 Conduct of elections.
34. Art. 28 Temporary arrangements with respect to certain polling districts and register of electors.
35. Art. 29 Consequential appointments to certain other bodies.
36. Art. 30 Savers (Part 4).
37. Art. 31 Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach.
38. Art. 32 Alternative titles to Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach, etc.
39. Art. 33 Resignation of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach.
40. Art. 34 Removal of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach from office.
41. Art. 35 Application of Chapter 2.
42. Art. 35A 35A Application of Chapter to municipal district members.
43. Art. 36 Annual election of Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach by local authority.
44. Art. 37 Method of election of Cathaoirleach by local authority.
45. Art. 38 Casual vacancy in the office of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach.
46. Art. 39 Application of Chapter 3.
47. Art. 40 Direct election and tenure of Cathaoirleach of county council and city council.
48. Art. 41 Casual vacancy in office of Cathaoirleach of county council or city council.
49. Art. 42 Amendments to certain Acts, relating to direct elections, etc.
50. Art. 43 Election petitions in relation to direct elections.
51. Art. 44 Application (Part 6).
52. Art. 45 Attendance of public and media at meetings.
53. Art. 46 Meetings administrator.
54. Art. 47 Effective discharge of business.
55. Art. 48 Strategic policy committees.
56. Art. 49 Municipal policy committees.
57. Art. 49A Local Community Development Committees
58. Art. 50 Area committees.
59. Art. 51 Committees of local authorities.
60. Art. 52 Joint committees of local authorities.
61. Art. 53 Saver for acts of committee or joint committee.
62. Art. 54 Regulations (Part 7).
63. Art. 55 Interpretation (Part 8).
64. Art. 56 Proposal by local authority for alteration of boundary.
65. Art. 57 Application for boundary alteration.
66. Art. 58 Supplementary provision to sections 56 and 57.
67. Art. 59 Minister may request review.
68. Art. 60 Report by Local Government Commission.
69. Art. 61 Power to alter boundaries, etc.
70. Art. 62 Provisions consequential on boundary alteration.
71. Art. 63 Statement of local authority functions.
72. Art. 64 Representational functions of local authorities.
73. Art. 65 Ancillary functions of local authorities.
74. Art. 66 Promotion of interests of local community.
75. Art. 66A Interpretation (sections 66A to 66H)
76. Art. 66B Local economic and community plan
77. Art. 66C Preparation and making of local economic and community plans
78. Art. 66D Publication of local economic and community plans
79. Art. 66E Implementation of the economic elements of local economic and community plans
80. Art. 66F Monitoring and review of economic elements of local economic and community plans
81. Art. 66G Annual Report on monitoring and review of local economic and community plans
82. Art. 66H Regulations and general policy guidelines
83. Art. 67 Amenity, recreation and other functions.
84. Art. 68 Irish language and local authorities.
85. Art. 69 Local authorities to have regard to certain matters in performing functions, etc.
86. Art. 70 Exercise of certain functions.
87. Art. 71 Objective of unified service to the public.
88. Art. 72 Transfer of certain functions to local authorities.
89. Art. 73 Saver (functional area).
90. Art. 74 Civic honours.
91. Art. 75 Twinning of local authority areas.
92. Art. 76 Entertainment and associated expenses of local authorities.
93. Art. 77 Library authorities.
94. Art. 78 Functions of library authorities.
95. Art. 79 An Chomhairle Leabharlanna.
96. Art. 80 Records and archives of local authorities.
97. Art. 81 Assistance towards non-public roads.
98. Art. 82 Definitions (Chapter 5).
99. Art. 83 Functions under Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1995, etc.
100. Art. 84 Saver (Chapter 5).
101. Art. 85 Agreements concerning functions.
102. Art. 86 Joint discharge of functions and provision of services.
103. Art. 87 Direction to make agreements.
104. Art. 88 Savers (Part 10).
105. Art. 89 Establishment of Local Government Commission.
106. Art. 90 Functions of Commission.
107. Art. 91 Members of Commission.
108. Art. 92 Eligibility and tenure of office of members, etc.
109. Art. 93 Meetings and procedures of Commission.
110. Art. 94 Services to Commission.
111. Art. 95 Submissions to Commission.
112. Art. 96 Local financial year.
113. Art. 97 The local fund.
114. Art. 98 Banking arrangements.
115. Art. 99 Authorisation of payments.
116. Art. 100 County council expenditure: town services.
117. Art. 101 Expenses of certain town councils.
118. Art. 102 Local authority budget.
119. Art. 103 Local authority budget meeting.
120. Art. 103A Schedule of municipal district works
121. Art. 104 Limitation on additional expenditure.
122. Art. 105 Submission of financial statements and reports.
123. Art. 106 Borrowing and lending of money.
124. Art. 107 Keeping of accounts.
125. Art. 108 Consideration of annual financial statement.
126. Art. 109 Community fund.
127. Art. 110 Community initiative scheme.
128. Art. 111 Regulations (Chapter 1).
129. Art. 112 Obligations in case of proposal involving illegal payment, deficiency or loss.
130. Art. 113 Savers.
131. Art. 114 Interpretation (Chapter 2).
132. Art. 115 Application (Chapter 2).
133. Art. 116 Local Government Audit Service.
134. Art. 117 Code of audit practice.
135. Art. 118 Audit procedure.
136. Art. 119 Right of auditor to inspect documents, obtain information, etc.
137. Art. 120 Audit opinion and report.
138. Art. 121 Consideration of annual financial statement and auditor’s report.
139. Art. 122 Audit committee.
140. Art. 123 Extraordinary audit.
141. Art. 124 Re-assignment of audit.
142. Art. 125 Audit fees.
143. Art. 126 Certification of claims, returns, etc.
144. Art. 126A Interpretation (Part 12A)
145. Art. 126B Establishment of Commission
146. Art. 126C Functions of Commission
147. Art. 126D Reports to Minister or appropriate Minister
148. Art. 126E Requests for information, etc., made to local government body, etc.
149. Art. 126F Requests for information, etc., made to certain public authorities
150. Art. 126G Submissions to Commission
151. Art. 126H Members of Commission
152. Art. 126I Eligibility and tenure of office of members, etc.
153. Art. 126J Meetings and procedures of Commission
154. Art. 126K Governance of Commission
155. Art. 126L Regulations and determinations (Part 12A)
156. Art. 127 Consultation with the local community.
157. Art. 128 Recognised associations.
158. Art. 128A Interpretation (Chapter 2)
159. Art. 128B Functions of Local Community Development Committees
160. Art. 128C Membership of Local Community Development Committees
161. Art. 128D Staffing of Local Community Development Committee
162. Art. 128E Regulations and general policy guidelines
163. Art. 128F Co-operation with Local Community Development Committees
164. Art. 129 County or City Development Boards.
165. Art. 129A Definitions (Part 13).
166. Art. 129B Rating authority approval of a business improvement district scheme.
167. Art. 129C BID proposal.
168. Art. 129D BID proposal to be available to public.
169. Art. 129E Public input to BID proposal.
170. Art. 129F Next steps after public input.
171. Art. 129G BID proposal goes to ratepayer plebiscite.
172. Art. 129H Costs of ratepayer plebiscite.
173. Art. 129I BID company requirements.
174. Art. 129J BID company to meet and adopt first budget following approval of BID scheme.
175. Art. 129K Separate BID fund to be established following approval of BID scheme.
176. Art. 129L Annual budget for BID scheme.
177. Art. 129M Annual BID multiplier.
178. Art. 129N Annual BID contribution levy.
179. Art. 129O Recalculation of levy in event of total destruction or demolition of property.
180. Art. 129P Recalculation of levy if valuation amended during chargeable period.
181. Art. 129Q Care and management of BID contribution levies.
182. Art. 129R Keeping of accounts and financial statements.
183. Art. 129S Early termination of BID schemes.
184. Art. 129T Final accounting of BID fund on termination of BID scheme.
185. Art. 130 Policy role of elected council.
186. Art. 131 Reserved functions.
187. Art. 131A Performance of reserved functions in respect of municipal district members
188. Art. 131B Supplemental provisions to section 131 and 131A
189. Art. 132 Reserved functions: duty of manager.
190. Art. 133 Corporate policy group.
191. Art. 134 Corporate plan.
192. Art. 134A Local authority service delivery plans
193. Art. 135 Report on capital programme.
194. Art. 136 Furnishing of information to elected council.
195. Art. 137 Plans, specifications to be prepared for elected council.
196. Art. 138 Prior information to elected council.
197. Art. 139 Direction that works not proceed.
198. Art. 140 Requirement that a particular thing be done.
199. Art. 141 Duty of members appointed to other bodies.
200. Art. 142 Members’ expenses, remuneration, etc.
201. Art. 143 Allowance for Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach.
202. Art. 144 Position of chief executive
203. Art. 145 Appointment of chief executive.
204. Art. 146 Suspension and removal of chief executive
205. Art. 147 Tenure of chief executive
206. Art. 148 Deputy chief executive
207. Art. 149 Executive functions
208. Art. 149A Executive functions and shared services
209. Art. 150 Definitions.
210. Art. 151 Manager acting by signed order.
211. Art. 152 Attendance of manager at local authority meetings.
212. Art. 153 Legal proceedings.
213. Art. 154 Delegation of functions.
214. Art. 155 Definitions (Chapter 4).
215. Art. 156 Appropriate Minister.
216. Art. 157 Application (Chapter 4).
217. Art. 158 Provisions relating to the employment of persons by local authorities.
218. Art. 159 Staffing and organisational arrangements.
219. Art. 160 Qualifications for employment.
220. Art. 161 Restrictions on local authority employment and membership of a local authority.
221. Art. 162 Modification of restriction on being employed under certain related bodies.
222. Art. 163 Amendment of Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926.
223. Art. 164 Amendment of Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977.
224. Art. 165 Savers (Chapter 4).
225. Art. 166 Interpretation (Part 15).
226. Art. 167 Application (Part 15).
227. Art. 168 Standards of integrity.
228. Art. 169 Codes of conduct for Local Government Service.
229. Art. 170 Prohibition of favours, rewards, etc.
230. Art. 171 Annual declaration.
231. Art. 172 Public register of interests.
232. Art. 173 Ethics registrar.
233. Art. 174 Duty of ethics registrar, etc.
234. Art. 175 Declarable interests.
235. Art. 176 Beneficial interests.
236. Art. 177 Disclosure by member of local authority of pecuniary or other beneficial interests.
237. Art. 178 Disclosure by manager for local authority of pecuniary or other beneficial interests.
238. Art. 179 Disclosure by employee, etc. of local authority of pecuniary or other beneficial interests.
239. Art. 180 Application of Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995, etc.
240. Art. 181 Offences (Part 15).
241. Art. 182 Consequences of failure to comply with sections 171, 177, 178 and 179.
242. Art. 183 Land disposals, notification of members.
243. Art. 184 Exercise of certain land functions.
244. Art. 185 Establishment of town council.
245. Art. 186 First election to town council.
246. Art. 187 Dissolution of town council.
247. Art. 188 188 Interpretation.
248. Art. 189 Changing of placename.
249. Art. 190 Change of placename of place situated in more than one local authority area.
250. Art. 191 Daingean Uí Chúis.
251. Art. 192 General provisions relating to change of names.
252. Art. 193 Display of name of street or place.
253. Art. 194 194 Construction of references.
254. Art. 195 Changing of name of locality situated in more than one local authority area.
255. Art. 196 General provisions relating to change of names.
256. Art. 197 Display of name of street, etc.
257. Art. 198 Interpretation (Part 19).
258. Art. 199 Power to make bye-law.
259. Art. 200 Procedure for making bye-law.
260. Art. 201 Certain bye-laws to be submitted to appropriate Minister.
261. Art. 202 Publication of bye-law.
262. Art. 203 Proof of bye-law.
263. Art. 204 Obstruction, etc. of authorised person.
264. Art. 205 Bye-law offences and penalties.
265. Art. 206 Fixed payment notices.
266. Art. 207 Prosecution of offences (Part 19).
267. Art. 208 Payments of fines and fixed payments.
268. Art. 209 Continuation in force of existing bye-laws, etc.
269. Art. 210 Power to apply (Part 19).
270. Art. 211 Amendment of Control of Dogs Act, 1986.
271. Art. 211A Definitions.
272. Art. 211B Entry year property levy.
273. Art. 211C Recalculation of levy in event of total destruction or demolition of property.
274. Art. 211D Recalculation of entry year levy if rateable valuation amended.
275. Art. 211E Post-entry year property levy in specified circumstances.
276. Art. 211F Recalculation of post-entry year levy if rateable valuation amended.
277. Art. 212 Power to hold public local inquiries.
278. Art. 213 Power of inspector conducting a public local inquiry.
279. Art. 214 Power to direct payment of certain costs in relation to a public local inquiry, etc.
280. Art. 215 Definitions (Part 21).
281. Art. 216 Failure to perform functions, etc.
282. Art. 217 Holding of new election after removal of members.
283. Art. 218 Appointment of commissioners, etc.
284. Art. 219 Exercise of functions by commissioners.
285. Art. 220 Linked bodies.
286. Art. 221 Annual report.
287. Art. 222 Returns, information to Minister.
288. Art. 223 Electoral divisions.
289. Art. 224 Report by authorised person.
290. Art. 225 Local authority associations.
291. Art. 226 Local Authority Members’ Association.
292. Art. 227 Reclaimed land and structures to form part of local authority area.
293. Art. 228 Acceptance of gifts by a local authority.
294. Art. 229 Power of local authorities to enter into contracts, etc.
295. Art. 230 Joint burial boards.
296. Art. 231 Joint drainage committees.
297. Art. 232 Regulations to remove difficulties.
298. Art. 233 Reduction of grants etc. in certain circumstances.
299. Art. 234 Offence by body corporate.
300. Art. 235 Commencement of summary proceedings.
301. Art. 236 Discharge of certain functions by Minister.
302. Art. 237 Regional authorities, functions.
303. Art. 237A Regulations relating to members of House of Oireachtas.
304. Art. 238 Definition (Part 23).
305. Art. 239 Transfer of Temple Bar Properties Limited to Dublin City Council.
306. Art. 240 Shareholder in Temple Bar Properties Limited.
307. Art. 241 Transitional (Part 23).
308. Art. 242 Repeals (Part 23).
309. Art. 243 Amendment of Electoral Act, 1992.
310. Art. 244 Amendment of Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998.
311. Art. 245 Amendment of Roads Act, 1993.
312. Art. 246 Amendment of Abattoirs Act, 1988.
313. Art. 247 Additional amendments to Planning and Development Act, 2000.