Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024
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Interpretation | ||
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2. (1) In this Act— | ||
“Act of 1992” means the Electoral Act 1992 ; | ||
“Act of 2000” means the Planning and Development Act 2000 ; | ||
“Act of 2022” means the Electoral Reform Act 2022 ; | ||
“administrative area” has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“Cathaoirleach” has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“chief executive”, other than in section 20 , subsection (2) of section 33 , subsection (2) of section 34 , and Part 6 , means the chief executive of Limerick City and County Council who holds employment in accordance with section 144 of the Principal Act; | ||
“Commission” means An Coimisiún Toghcháin; | ||
“consultative forum” has the meaning assigned to it by section 30 ; | ||
“director general” has the meaning assigned to it by section 26 ; | ||
“elected council”, other than in Part 6 , means the elected council (within the meaning of the Principal Act) of Limerick City and County Council; | ||
“enactment” has the same meaning as it has in the Interpretation Act 2005 ; | ||
“establishment day” shall be construed in accordance with section 8 ; | ||
“Leas-Chathaoirleach” has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir” shall be construed in accordance with section 24 ; | ||
“Limerick” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (2) of section 10 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Principal Act; | ||
“Limerick City and County Council” shall be construed in accordance with subsection (3) of section 11 of, and Part 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Principal Act; | ||
“local authority” has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“Local Elections Regulations” means the Local Elections Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 297 of 1995 ); | ||
“Mayor” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9 ; | ||
“mayoral by-election” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 ; | ||
“meetings administrator” has, in relation to Limerick City and County Council, the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; | ||
“ordinary day of retirement”, in relation to the outgoing members of Limerick City and County Council, has the same meaning as it has in the Principal Act; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulation made by the Minister under this Act; | ||
“Principal Act” means the Local Government Act 2001 ; | ||
“Príomh Chomhairleoir” shall be construed in accordance with section 22 ; | ||
“vesting day” means the day on which the term of office of the person first elected as Mayor commences in accordance with subsection (5) of section 9 . | ||
(2) Any public notice required by this Act to be given by a returning officer may be given by any method which the returning officer thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the public the matter so required to be notified. |