Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1999
Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1999 | ||||||||
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TWENTIETH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1999 | ||||||||
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TWENTIETH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT, 1999 | ||||||||
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION. | ||||||||
[23rd June, 1999] | ||||||||
WHEREAS by virtue of Article 46 of the Constitution the Constitution may be amended in the manner provided by that Article: | ||||||||
AND WHEREAS it is proposed to amend the Constitution: | ||||||||
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||
Amendment of the Constitution. |
1.— The Constitution is hereby amended as follows: | |||||||
(a) the Article the text of which is set out in Part I of the Schedule to this Act shall be inserted after Article 28 of the Irish text, | ||||||||
(b) the Article the text of which is set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Act shall be inserted after Article 28 of the English text. | ||||||||
Citation. |
2.—(1) The amendment of the Constitution effected by this Act shall be called the Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution. | |||||||
(2) This Act may be cited as the Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1999. | ||||||||
SCHEDULE | ||||||||
Part I RIALTAS �ITIÚIL. | ||||||||
Airteagal 28A. | ||||||||
1. AdmhaÃonn an Stát an ról atá ag rialtas áitiúil maidir le fóram a chur ar fáil le haghaidh ionadaÃochta daonlathaà do phobail áitiúla, maidir le cumhachtaà agus feidhmeanna a bheirtear le dlà a oibriú agus a chomhlÃonadh ag leibhéal áitiúil agus maidir le leasanna na bpobal sin a chur chun cinn trÃna thionscnaimh. | ||||||||
2. Beidh cibé údaráis áit úla dhÃrthofa ann a chinnfear le dlà agus déanfar a gcumhachtaà agus a bhfeidhmeanna a chinneadh amhlaidh, faoi chuimsiú fhorálacha an Bhunreachta seo, agus oibreofar agus comhlÃonfar iad de réir dlÃ. | ||||||||
3. Nà foláir toghcháin do chomhaltaà de na húdaráis áitiúla sin a dhéanamh de réir dlà tráth nach déanaà ná deireadh an cúigiú bliain tar éis na bliana ina ndearnadh go deireanach iad. | ||||||||
4. Gach saoránach ag a bhfuil ceart vótála i dtoghchán comhaltaà do Dháil Éireann agus cibé daoine eile a chinnfear le dlÃ, beidh ceart vótála acu i dtoghchán comhaltaà cibé údaráis áitiúla dá dtagraÃtear in alt 2 den Airteagal seo a chinnfear le dlÃ. | ||||||||
5. Déanfar corrfholúntais i gcomhaltas údarás áitiúil dá dtagraÃtear in alt 2 den Airteagal seo a lÃonadh de réir dlÃ. | ||||||||
Part II LOCAL GOVERNMENT. | ||||||||
Article 28A. | ||||||||
1. The State recognises the role of local government in providing a forum for the democratic representation of local communities, in exercising and performing at local level powers and functions conferred by law and in promoting by its initiatives the interests of such communities. | ||||||||
2. There shall be such directly elected local authorities as may be determined by law and their powers and functions shall, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, be so determined and shall be exercised and performed in accordance with law. | ||||||||
3. Elections for members of such local authorities shall be held in accordance with law not later than the end of the fifth year after the year in which they were last held. | ||||||||
4. Every citizen who has the right to vote at an election for members of Dáil Éireann and such other persons as may be determined by law shall have the right to vote at an election for members of such of the local authorities referred to in section 2 of this Article as shall be determined by law. | ||||||||
5. Casual vacancies in the membership of local authorities referred to in section 2 of this Article shall be filled in accordance with law. |