Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024

Amendment of Litter Pollution Act 1997

41. (1) Section 19 of the Act of 1997 is amended, in subsection (7)—

(a) in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c), by the deletion of “or”,

(b) in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (c), by the substitution of “ European Parliament Elections Act 1997 or,” for “ European Parliament Elections Act 1997 ”, and

(c) in paragraph (c), by the insertion of the following subparagraphs after subparagraph (iv):

“(v) a Limerick mayoral election, including a by-election, held in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024, or

(vi) a plebiscite within the meaning of Part 6 of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024,”.

(2) Section 21 of the Act of 1997 is amended, in paragraph (b) of subsection (3), by the substitution of “ Local Government Act 2001 , a Limerick mayoral election within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024, a plebiscite within the meaning of Part 6 of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024,” for “ Local Government Act 2001 ,”.

(3) In this section, “Act of 1997” means the Litter Pollution Act 1997 .