Local Government Act, 1991

Amendment of City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955.

44.—(1) Notwithstanding anything in section 4 of the City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955

(a) the notice specified in subsection (2) of that section shall, in the case of a resolution under that section relating to a planning function, be signed—

(i) if the land concerned is situated in a single local electoral area, by not less than three members of the local authority concerned, being members consisting of or including not less than three-quarters of the total number of the members who stand elected to the authority for that area (fractions being disregarded), and

(ii) if the land concerned is situated in more than one local electoral area, by not less than three-quarters, as respects each such area, of the total number of the members of the authority who stand elected for that area (fractions being disregarded),

and

(b) it shall be necessary for the passing of a resolution under that section relating to a planning function that the number of the members of the local authority concerned voting in favour of the resolution is not less than three-quarters of the total number of members of the authority (fractions being disregarded).

(2) In this section “a planning function” means a function of a planning authority (within the meaning of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ) with respect to—

(a) a decision of such an authority made under or pursuant to Part IV of that Act—

(i) on an application for permission or approval for the development of land, or

(ii) pursuant to a condition attached to a permission or approval granted under that Part,

or

(b) a decision under section 4 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1982 .