Local Government Act, 1991
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Establishment of area committees. |
18.—(1) The county council shall, as soon as may be after the local elections next occurring after the commencement of this section, establish, by resolution, a committee (referred to in this Part as “an area committee”) for the area of each electoral county to perform in relation to that area (in this Part referred to in relation to an area committee, as its “committee district”) the functions conferred on that area committee pursuant to this Part. | |
(2) (a) The area committee for the electoral County of Fingal shall be known as the Fingal Area Committee and its committee district shall be the area of that electoral county and it shall be known as the Fingal Committee District. | ||
(b) The area committee for the electoral County of South Dublin shall be known as the South Dublin Area Committee and its committee district shall be the area of that electoral county and it shall be known as the South Dublin Committee District. | ||
(c) The area committee for the electoral County of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown shall be known as the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Area Committee and its functional area shall be the area of that electoral county and it shall be known as the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Committee District. | ||
(3) Subject to section 17 (2), the membership of an area committee for an electoral county shall consist of the persons standing elected or chosen for the time being as members of the council of that electoral county. |