Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013.

(2) This Act, other than Parts 8 and 9 , shall be included in the collective citation “Electoral Acts 1992 to 2013” and shall be read together with those Acts.

(3) The European Parliament Elections Acts 1992 to 2009 and this Act (in so far as it relates to European Parliament elections) may be cited together as the European Parliament Elections Acts 1992 to 2013 and shall be read together as one.

(4) The Referendum Acts 1992 to 2006 and this Act (in so far as it relates to referendums) may be cited together as the Referendum Acts 1992 to 2013 and shall be read together as one.

(5) The Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2011 and Part 8 may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2013 and shall be read together as one.

(6) The Local Government Acts 1925 to 2012 and Part 9 may be cited together as the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2013 and shall be read together as one.

(7) Parts 4 , 5 and 9 shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government may appoint by order or orders, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.