Urban Renewal Act, 1998

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Number 27 of 1998


URBAN RENEWAL ACT, 1998


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Reference to Act in section 372A(2) of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.

5.

Authorised companies.

6.

Expenses.

PART II

Integrated Area Plans and Qualifying Areas

7.

Integrated area plans.

8.

Recommendations in respect of qualifying areas for the purposes of urban renewal tax reliefs.

9.

Qualifying areas for urban renewal tax reliefs.

10.

Remission of rates.

11.

Certain reliefs conditional on buildings, etc., being consistent with integrated area plan.

12.

Monitoring of implementation of integrated area plans.

PART III

Provisions relating to Dublin Docklands Development Authority

13.

Recommendations by Dublin Docklands Development Authority.

14.

Certain reliefs conditional on buildings, etc., being consistent with master plan.

15.

Amendment of section 20 of Act of 1997.

16.

Amendment of section 30 of Act of 1997.

PART IV

Miscellaneous

17.

Grants to local authorities and other bodies.

18.

Amendment of sections 370 and 372 E of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.

19.

Amendment of Chapters 7 and 8 of Part 10 of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.

20.

Amendment of provisions relating to Custom House Docks Area.


Acts Referred to

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

County Management Acts, 1940 to 1994

Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act, 1997

1997, No. 7

Finance Act, 1998

1998, No. 3

Local Government Act, 1946

1946, No. 24

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

1997, No. 39

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Number 27 of 1998


URBAN RENEWAL ACT, 1998


AN ACT TO MAKE NEW PROVISION FOR THE RENEWAL OF CERTAIN URBAN AREAS, FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR COMPANIES AUTHORISED BY THEM OF PLANS (TO BE KNOWN AS INTEGRATED AREA PLANS) IN RELATION TO SUCH AREAS, TO DEFINE THE FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR SUCH COMPANIES IN RELATION TO AND CONSEQUENT UPON THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF SUCH PLANS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMISSION OF RATES WITHIN AREAS TO WHICH SUCH PLANS RELATE, TO CONFER CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ON THE DUBLIN DOCKLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TO ENABLE GRANTS TO BE MADE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND CERTAIN OTHER BODIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF, AMONGST OTHER MATTERS, URBAN AND VILLAGE RENEWAL, TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TAXES CONSOLIDATION ACT, 1997 RELATING TO RELIEFS IN RESPECT OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [7th July, 1998]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: