Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997

PART IV

Miscellaneous

Amendment of Act of 1986.

57.—The Act of 1986 is hereby amended—

(a) in section 4 by the insertion after “amend” and “amended” of “or revoke” and “or revoked”, respectively, and

(b) in section 7—

(i) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may make a scheme providing for the remission in whole or in part of rates leviable in respect of premises—

(a) which are situate in the Custom House Docks Area or in any other area specified by order under section 25 (1)(a) of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997, and are certified by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to have been erected, enlarged or improved during such period as shall be specified in the scheme: provided that no such period specified in the scheme shall commence prior to the date of the passing of this Act, or

(b) which are situate in any other designated area and which the relevant local authority are satisfied were erected, enlarged or improved during such period as shall be specified in the scheme: provided that no such period specified in the scheme shall commence prior to the passing of this Act.”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) (a) A scheme under this section may be amended by an amending scheme made by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, but no such amending scheme shall have the effect of re-imposing on any occupier an obligation to pay rates in respect of a period before the making of the amending scheme.

(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), an amending scheme may provide for the substitution of the date of commencement of the period of operation specified in any scheme under this section, including the substitution for that date of a date earlier than the date on which the scheme to be amended was made: provided that no date prior to the date of the passing of this Act shall be so included.”.