Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1993
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | |
“the Act of 1991” means the Local Government Act, 1991 ; | ||
“area committee” means a committee established pursuant to section 18 of the Act of 1991; | ||
“the borough” means the Borough of Dun Laoghaire established by the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 ; | ||
“the borough area” means that part of the administrative county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown which before the establishment day was the borough; | ||
“the burial board” means the Deans Grange Joint Burial Board, established by the Local Government Board (Ireland) Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 4) Act, 1899; | ||
“the city” means the county borough of Dublin; | ||
“the commissioner” means the Commissioner of Valuation; | ||
“the county”, in relation to any time before the establishment day, means the administrative county of Dublin; | ||
“the county council”, in relation to any time before the establishment day, means the council of the county; | ||
“development plan” means a development plan within the meaning of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1993; | ||
“direction” means a direction in writing; | ||
“Dublin Corporation” means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin; | ||
“Dun Laoghaire Corporation” means the Corporation of Dun Laoghaire established by the Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930 ; | ||
“dissolved body” means the county council, Dun Laoghaire Corporation or the burial board, as may be appropriate; | ||
“electoral county” means an electoral county established by section 12 of the Local Government (Reorganisation) Act, 1985 ; | ||
“enactment” includes an instrument made under an enactment; | ||
“the establishment day” means the day appointed by order under section 7 to be the establishment day; | ||
“functions” includes powers and duties; | ||
“local authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act, 1941 ; | ||
“manager” means— | ||
(a) as respects Dublin Corporation, the city manager for the purposes of the Local Government (Dublin) Acts 1930 to 1993, and | ||
(b) as respects the council of a county or an elective body, the manager for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1993; | ||
“the Minister” means the Minister for the Environment; | ||
“principal authority” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (3); | ||
“the Regulations of 1993” means the Dublin (Preparations for Reorganisation) Regulations, 1993 ( S.I. No. 52 of 1993 ) made by the Minister under sections 3 and 24 of the Act of 1991; | ||
“the reorganisation report” means the report prepared under section 23 of the Act of 1991; | ||
“successor” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2). | ||
(2) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires, “successor” means— | ||
(a) in relation to Dun Laoghaire Corporation and the burial board — Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and | ||
(b) in relation to the county council — South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council or Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, as may be appropriate, | ||
and such succession to be determined in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Part III (and the Second Schedule ). | ||
(3) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires— | ||
(a) a reference to “the county of South Dublin”, “the county of Fingal” or “the county of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown” is to the relevant administrative county established by section 9 , | ||
(b) a reference to “South Dublin County Council”, “Fingal County Council” or “Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council” is to the relevant council established by section 11 , and | ||
(c) “the principal authorities” means the county councils referred to in paragraph (b) and Dublin Corporation. | ||
(4) (a) In this Act, a reference to a Part, section, Schedule, or Part of a Schedule, is to a Part, section, Schedule or Part of a Schedule to this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(b) In this Act a reference in a Schedule or in a Part thereof to an article, is a reference to an article of that Schedule or Part, unless it is indicated that reference to a provision of some other enactment is intended. | ||
(5) In this Act, a reference to a subsection, sub-article, paragraph or subparagraph is to the subsection, sub-article, paragraph, or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. | ||
(6) In this Act, a reference to any enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment (including this Act). |