S.I. No. 45/1984:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1983, (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1984.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1983, (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 26 (3) of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983 (No. 28 of 1983), hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983 , (Commencement) Order, 1984.

2. In this Order--

"the Act of 1983" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983 .

"the Act of 1976" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976 (No. 20 of 1976).

3. On the 20th day of March, 1984--

( a ) sections 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 23 of the Act of 1983 shall come into operation;

( b ) sub-sections (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) of section 5 and sub-sections (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) of section 7 of the Act of 1983 shall come into operation; and

( c ) section 25 of the Act of 1983 shall come into operation for the purpose of effecting the repeal of sections 3(2), 4 and 31 of the Act of 1976 and of articles 2 to 24 inclusive of the Schedule to that Act.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 16th day of February, 1984.

LIAM KAVANAGH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation on 20th March, 1984, the provisions of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1983 , not already in operation.