Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016.

(2) (a) The Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2015, and this Act, other than paragraphs (b) and (c), Parts 3 to 5 and the Schedule , may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016 and shall be construed together as one.

(b) The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2015, this paragraph, Part 3 and the Schedule may be cited together as the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2016 and shall be construed together as one.

(c) The Local Government Acts 1925 to 2014, section 57 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 , this paragraph and section 52 may be cited together as the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2016 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c), this Act comes into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(b) Sections 33 to 37 , sections 46 , 47 and 50 come into operation on the day following the passing of this Act.

(c) Part 5 comes into operation on the passing of this Act.