Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 4th February, 2014.

I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) (as adapted by the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014.

2. The 30th day of January 2014 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) come into operation:

(a) to the extent specified in the Schedule to this Order, the repeal provided for by section 5(1) and Part 1 of Schedule 3;

(b) section 23.

SCHEDULE

REPEAL

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 January 2014.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order commences section 23 of the Local Government Act 2001 which provides that the Minster may by order determine local electoral areas and the number of members to be elected for each area for the purpose of local elections. The Order also provides for the repeal of section 24 of the Local Government Act 1994 under which local electoral area orders had previously been made. The commencement of these provisions, in conjunction with relevant provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, allows for the making of Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Orders to implement the recommendations of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 4th February, 2014.

I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) (as adapted by the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2014.

2. The 30th day of January 2014 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37 of 2001) come into operation:

(a) to the extent specified in the Schedule to this Order, the repeal provided for by section 5(1) and Part 1 of Schedule 3;

(b) section 23.

SCHEDULE

REPEAL

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 January 2014.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order commences section 23 of the Local Government Act 2001 which provides that the Minster may by order determine local electoral areas and the number of members to be elected for each area for the purpose of local elections. The Order also provides for the repeal of section 24 of the Local Government Act 1994 under which local electoral area orders had previously been made. The commencement of these provisions, in conjunction with relevant provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, allows for the making of Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Orders to implement the recommendations of the Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report 2013.