Gaeltacht Act 2012

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Number 34 of 2012


GAELTACHT ACT 2012


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definition.

3. Regulations.

4. Expenses.

5. Repeals and revocations.

PART 2

Language Planning

6. Definitions (Part 2).

7. Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas.

8. Implementation of Irish language plans in Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas.

9. Gaeltacht Service Towns.

10. Implementation of Irish language plans in Gaeltacht Service Towns.

11. Irish Language Networks.

12. Language planning criteria.

13. Preservation of contracts made by Údarás na Gaeltachta.

PART 3

Amendment of Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979

14. Definition (Part 3).

15. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

16. Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.

17. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act.

18. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.

19. Amendment of section 10B of Principal Act.

20. Amendment of section 10C of Principal Act.

21. Amendment of section 20A of Principal Act.

22. Amendment of First Schedule to Principal Act.

PART 4

Miscellaneous

23. Amendment of Electoral Act 1992.

24. Amendment of section 19 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997.

25. Amendment of section 18 of Electoral Act 1997.

SCHEDULE

Repeals and Revocations

PART 1

Acts repealed

PART 2

Statutory Instruments revoked


Acts Referred to

Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001

2001, No. 38

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2009

2009, No. 9

Electoral Act 1992

1992, No. 23

Electoral Act 1997

1997, No. 25

Litter Pollution Act 1997

1997, No. 12

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1956

1956, No. 21

Údarás na Gaeltachta Act 1979

1979, No. 5

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999

1999, No. 27

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Number 34 of 2012


GAELTACHT ACT 2012


AN ACT TO DESIGNATE GAELTACHT LANGUAGE PLANNING AREAS, GAELTACHT SERVICE TOWNS AND IRISH LANGUAGE NETWORKS; TO AMEND THE MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1956; TO AMEND THE ÚDARÁS NA GAELTACHTA ACT 1979; TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL ACT 1992; TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL ACT 1997; AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[25th July, 2012]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: