Number 6 of 2000

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 2000

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 6 of 2000

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS) ACT, 2000

[20th April, 2000]

Definition.

1.— In this Act “Act of 1983” means the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (No. 2) Act, 1983.

Effect of Act of 1983 with respect to power of local authorities to make charges.

2.—(1) The Act of 1983 is amended, in section 1(1), by the substitution for the definition of “existing enactment” of the following definition:

“‘existing enactment’ means an enactment in force on, or at any time after, the commencement of this Act (other than an enactment passed after the passing of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 2000);”.

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the commencement of the Act of 1983.

Validation of certain charges made by local authorities.

3.—(1) In this section “relevant charge” means a charge—

(a) purporting to have been made by a local authority, before the passing of this Act, by virtue of section 2 of the Act of 1983, for the provision of a service under an enactment not in force on the commencement of the Act of 1983, and

(b) which would have been valid if the amendment made by section 2 of this Act had been in force at the time of the making of the charge.

(2) A relevant charge shall be deemed to have been validly made and any such charge made before the passing of this Act but not recovered by the local authority concerned may be recovered as validly and effectually as it could have been recovered if this Act had been in force at the time of the making of the charge.

Saving.

4.— Nothing in this Act shall affect any proceedings commenced in any court concerning the validity of any relevant charge (within the meaning of section 3 of this Act) where such proceedings were commenced before 18 April 2000.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 2000.

(2) The Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1998, and this Act may be cited together as the Local Government Acts, 1925 to 2000.

(3) The Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1998, and this Act shall be construed together as one.

Uimhir 6 de 2000

AN tACHT RIALTAIS ÁITIÚIL (FORÁLACHA AIRGEADAIS), 2000

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

RIAR NA nALT

Uimhir 6 de 2000

AN tACHT RIALTAIS ÁITIÚIL (FORÁLACHA AIRGEADAIS), 2000

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Míniú.

1.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “Acht 1983” an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúil (Forálacha Airgeadais) (Uimh. 2), 1983.

Éifeacht Acht 1983 maidir le cumhacht údarás áitiúil chun muirir a dhéanamh.

2.—(1) Leasaítear Acht 1983, in alt 1(1), tríd an míniú seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “achtachán láithreach”:

“ciallaíonn ‘achtachán láithreach’ achtachán atá i bhfeidhm ar thosach feidhme an Achta seo nó aon tráth dá éis (seachas achtachán arna rith tar éis an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúil (Forálacha Airgeadais), 2000, a rith);”.

(2) Measfar gur tháinig an t-alt seo i ngníomh ar thosach feidhme Acht 1983.

Muirir áirithe arna ndéanamh ag údaráis áitiúla a dhéanamh bailí.

3.—(1) San alt seo ciallaíonn “muirear iomchuí” muirear—

(a) a airbheartóidh a bheith déanta ag údarás áitiúil, roimh an Acht seo a rith, de bhua alt 2 d'Acht 1983, chun seirbhís a sholáthar faoi achtachán nach raibh i bhfeidhm ar thosach feidhme Acht 1983, agus

(b) a bheadh bailí dá mbeadh an leasú a dhéantar le halt 2 den Acht seo i bhfeidhm tráth déanta an mhuirir.

(2) Measfar muirear iomchuí a bheith déanta go bailí agus, maidir le haon mhuirear den sórt sin a rinneadh roimh an Acht seo a rith ach nach ndearna an t-údarás áitiúil lena mbaineann é a ghnóthú, féadfar é a ghnóthú ar mhodh chomh bailí agus chomh héifeachtúil céanna agus a d'fhéadfaí é a ghnóthú dá mba rud é go raibh an tAcht seo i bhfeidhm tráth déanta an mhuirir.

Cosaint.

4.—Ní dhéanfaidh aon ní san Acht seo difear d'aon imeachtaí a thionscnófar in aon chúirt agus a bhaineann le bailíocht aon mhuirir iomchuí (de réir bhrí alt 3 den Acht seo) i gcás inar tionscnaíodh na himeachtaí sin roimh 18 Aibreán 2000.

Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

5.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúil (Forálacha Airgeadais), 2000, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil, 1925 go 2000, a ghairm de na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil, 1925 go 1998, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

(3) Déanfar na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil, 1925 go 1998, agus an tAcht seo a fhorléiriú le chéile mar aon ní amháin.