Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998

PART II

Traveller Accommodation Programme

Relevant housing authority.

5.—(1) In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires—

“relevant housing authority” means—

(a) in the case of a county health district, the council of the county in which such county health district is situate,

(b) in the case of a county borough, the corporation of the county borough,

(c) in the case of a borough, the corporation of the borough,

(d) in the case of the urban districts of Bray and Dundalk, the respective councils of those urban districts, and

(e) in the case of any other urban district, the council of the county in which the urban district is situate,

and references to the functional area of a relevant housing authority shall be construed accordingly.

(2) Section 23 (3) of the Act of 1992 shall apply to a function of a relevant housing authority under this Act in the same way as it applies to a housing authority.