Housing Act, 1988

Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

31.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Act, 1988.

(2) The Housing Acts, 1966 to 1979, and this Act (other than sections 27 and 28 ) may be cited together as the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1988, and shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) The County Management Acts, 1940 to 1985, and section 27 may be cited together as the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1988.

(4) The Cork City Management Acts, 1929 to 1971, and section 27 may be cited together as the Cork City Management Acts, 1929 to 1988.

(5) The Local Government (Dublin) Acts, 1930 to 1985, and section 27 may be cited together as the Local Government (Dublin) Acts, 1930 to 1988.

(6) The Limerick City Management Acts, 1934 to 1971, and section 27 may be cited together as the Limerick City Management Acts, 1934 to 1988.

(7) The Waterford City Management Acts, 1939 to 1971, and section 27 may be cited together as the Waterford City Management Acts, 1939 to 1988.

(8) The Vagrancy Act, 1824 (as applied to Ireland by section 15 of the P revention of Crimes Act, 1871 ), and section 28 may be cited together as the Vagrancy Acts, 1824 and 1988.

(9) This Act (other than section 12 ) shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed therefor, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.