Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022

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Number 52 of 2022


LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MATERNITY PROTECTION AND OTHER MEASURES FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES) ACT 2022


CONTENTS

Section

1. Amendment of Maternity Protection Act 1994

2. Amendment of Local Government Act 2001

3. Short title and collective citations


Acts Referred to

Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37)

Local Government Acts 1925 to 2019

Maternity Protection Act 1994 (No. 34)

Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004

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Number 52 of 2022


LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MATERNITY PROTECTION AND OTHER MEASURES FOR MEMBERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES) ACT 2022


An Act to amend the Maternity Protection Act 1994 to make available the leave entitlements afforded by that Act to members of local authorities; to amend the Local Government Act 2001 to, first, provide that a casual vacancy in the membership of a local authority does not arise when a member of the local authority is absent from the local authority due to taking leave in accordance with the Maternity Protection Act 1994 and, second, to permit, in certain circumstances, a person to temporarily take the place of a member of a local authority who is absent from the local authority for an extended period; and to provide for related matters.

[21st December, 2022]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: