Local Government Act, 1994
Amendment of sections 76 to 79 of the Act of 1946. |
67.—(1) Sections 76 to 79 of the Local Government Act, 1946 (amended by section 53 of the Local Government Act, 1955 ) are hereby amended by the substitution of— | |
(a) “the majority of the qualified electors” for “four-sevenths of the ratepayers”, and | ||
(b) “qualified electors” for “ratepayers”, | ||
wherever the expressions occur in the said sections. | ||
(2) For the purposes of the said sections, “qualified electors” means every person who in relation to the urban district, town, townland, non-municipal town, street or locality, as the case may be— | ||
(a) is registered as a local government elector in the register of local government electors for the time being in force, or | ||
(b) not being so registered is the rated occupier of a hereditament other than a hereditament the valuation of which attracts an allowance equal to full abatement of rates pursuant to section 3 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978 . |