Valuation Act 2001


Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT 2001

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2024


This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Valuation Act 2001. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 (40/2023), enacted 19 December 2023, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 1 of 2024), made 4 January 2024, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act, the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees, undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email to

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Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT 2001

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2024


Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

Valuation Acts 2001 to 2023: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation (Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), s. 1(4)). The Acts in this group are:

Valuation Act 2001 (13/2001)

Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 (42/2006), s. 8

Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), ss. 1(3), 33 and so much of sch. 2 part 6 as relates to the Valuation Act 2001

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014 (17/2014), s. 16

Water Services Act 2014 (44/2014), s. 12

Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (10/2015)

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Act 2019 (42/2019), s. 6

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020 (7/2020), s. 14

Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), Part 13 chapter 5 (ss. 256-260)

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023)

Tailte Éireann Act 2022 (50/2022)

Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 (29/2022)

Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021 (13/2021)

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020 (7/2020)

Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Act 2019 (42/2019)

Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 (24/2019)

Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019)

Water Services Act 2017 (29/2017)

Courts Act 2016 (22/2016)

National Cultural Institutions (National Concert Hall) Act 2015 (44/2015)

Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (33/2015)

Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (10/2015)

Water Services Act 2014 (44/2014)

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014 (17/2014)

Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014)

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010)

Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 (42/2006)

Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (33/2004)

All Acts up to and including Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 (40/2023), enacted 19 December 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

Valuation Act 2001 (Galway County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 554 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Galway City Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 553 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Donegal County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 552 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Mayo County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 544 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Kerry County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 543 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 542 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Clare County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 541 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Virgin Media Ireland Limited) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 503 of 2021)

Valuation Act 2001 (Mayo County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 544 of 2023)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (RTÉ Transmission Network Designated Activity Company) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 502 of 2021)

Valuation Act 2001 (Application to Commissioner) (Amendment of Fees) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 437 of 2021)

Valuation Act 2001 (Prescribed Means for Certificates, Notices and Other) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 247 of 2021)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Iarnród Éireann) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 475 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Meteor Mobile Communications Limited) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 474 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eircom Limited) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 473 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Gas Networks Ireland) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 472 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Three Ireland) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 471 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Vodafone Ireland) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 470 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (BT Ireland) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 469 of 2020)

Valuation Act 2001 (Wicklow County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 565 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Wexford County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 564 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Meath County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 563 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Tipperary County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 562 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Monaghan County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 561 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Louth County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 560 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Fingal County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 559 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Cavan County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 558 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Irish Water) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 518 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Electricity Supply Board) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 517 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eirgrid) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 516 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Irish Water) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 60 of 2019)

Valuation Act 2001 (Laois County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 456 of 2018)

Valuation Act 2001 (Vacant Site Appeal to Tribunal) (Fees) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 200 of 2018)

Valuation Act 2001 (Occupier Assisted Valuation) (General Application) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 603 of 2017)

Valuation Office and Valuation Tribunal (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 View SI Amendments (S.I. No. 575 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Leitrim County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 493 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (South Dublin County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 492 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Kilkenny County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 491 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Westmeath County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 490 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Kildare County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 489 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Sligo County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 488 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Carlow County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 487 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Roscommon County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 486 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Offaly County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 485 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Longford County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 483 of 2017)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (RTÿ Transmission Network Limited) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 495 of 2016)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Virgin Media Ireland Limited) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 494 of 2016)

Valuation Office (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 638 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Vodafone) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 493 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Meteor) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 492 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Iarnród Éireann) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 491 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Three Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 490 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Gas Networks Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 489 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eircom Limited) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 488 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (BT Ireland) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 487 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Case Stated for High Court) (Fee) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 307 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Application to Commissioner) (Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 303 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Appeal to Tribunal) (Fees) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 302 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Limerick City and County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 2 of 2015)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Electricity Supply Board) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 594 of 2014)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eirgrid) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 593 of 2014)

Valuation Act 2001 (Waterford City Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 521 of 2013)

Valuation Act 2001 (Waterford County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 519 of 2013)

Valuation Act 2001 (Dungarvan Town Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 518 of 2013)

Valuation Act 2001 (Dublin City Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 517 of 2013)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited, trading as 3) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 460 of 2012)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (UPC Communications Ireland Limited.) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 606 of 2011)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (RTE Transmission Network Limited) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 605 of 2011)

Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)

Valuation Act 2001 (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 658 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Iarnród Éireann) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 567 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (BT Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 466 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Waterways Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 465 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (O2 Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 464 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Vodafone Ireland) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 463 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Meteor Mobile Communications Limited) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 462 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Bord Gáis ÿÉreann) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 230 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eircom) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 229 of 2010)

Valuation Act 2001 (Fingal County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 587 of 2009)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Electricity Supply Board) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 340 of 2009)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eirgrid) Order 2009 (S.I. No. 339 of 2009)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Eirgrid) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 158 of 2008)

Valuation Tribunal (Revaluation Appeals) (Fees) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 18 of 2008)

Valuation Act 2001 (South Dublin County Council) (Rate Limitation) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 847 of 2007)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited Trading As 3) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 237 of 2007)

Valuation Act 2001 (Revaluation Appeals) (Fees) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 54 of 2007)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (NTL) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 589 of 2006)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Radio Telefís Éireann) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 588 of 2006)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Chorus) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 587 of 2006)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Hutchison 3G Ireland Limited trading as 3) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 272 of 2006)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Waterways Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 759 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Iarnród Éireann) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 758 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Chorus) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 727 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (NTL) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 726 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Radio Telefís Éireann) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 725 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Bord Gáis ÿÉreann) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 255 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Eircom) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 254 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Vodafone Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 253 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (O2 Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 252 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Meteor Mobile Communications Limited) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 251 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Bt Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 250 of 2005)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Iarnrod Eireann) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 708 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Waterways Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 707 of 2004)

Valuation (Revisions and New Valuations) (Fees) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 381 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Eircom) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 162 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Apportionment) (Electricity Supply Board) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 151 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Bord Gáis Éireann) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 150 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Meteor Mobile Communications Limited) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 149 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Meteor Mobile Communications Limited) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 148 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Vodafone Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 147 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (O2 Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 146 of 2004)

Valuation Act 2001 (Global Valuation) (Electricity Supply Board) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 281 of 2003)

Valuation Tribunal (Fees) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 312 of 2002)

Valuation Act 2001 (Commencement) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 131 of 2002)

All statutory instruments up to and including Income Tax (Employments) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 1 of 2024), made 4 January 2024, were considered in the preparation of this revision.


Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT 2001

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2024


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Interpretation.

4.

Fees.

5.

Forms.

6.

Expenses.

7.

Orders and regulations.

8.

Repeals.

PART 2

Commissioner of Valuation

9.

Commissioner of Valuation.

10.

Delegation to Commissioner of certain functions and temporary inability of Commissioner to act.

11.

Delegation of functions by Commissioner. (Repealed)

PART 3

Valuation Tribunal

12.

Valuation Tribunal.

PART 4

Property to be Valued

13.

Valuation of property.

14.

Construction of references to property being rateable and relationship between expressions “relevant property”, “hereditament” and “tenement”, etc.

15.

Rateability of relevant property.

16.

Times from which relevant property shall or shall not be rateable.

17.

Unit of valuation.

PART 5

Valuations

18.

References to valuations.

19.

Valuation orders.

20.

Date by reference to which valuation shall be made.

21.

Publication date for valuation lists.

22.

Publicity for valuation.

23.

Publication of valuation list consequent on valuation.

24.

Issue of valuation certificates consequent on valuation having been carried out.

25.

Frequency with which powers under this Part are to be exercised.

26.

Right of occupier to make representations in relation to proposed valuation.

PART 5A

Occupier Assisted Valuation

26A.

Definition (Part 5A).

26B.

Regulations may provide for occupier assisted valuation.

26C.

Act to apply.

26D.

Functions of officer of Commissioner under occupier assisted valuation.

26E.

Right of occupier to make representations under occupier assisted valuation.

26F.

Offence where occupier fails to submit valuation.

26G.

Where person submits false valuation.

PART 6

Revision of Valuations

27.

Applications for revisions of valuation lists.

28.

Revision of valuation lists.

29.

Right of occupier to make representations in relation to proposed revision.

29A.

Where revision manager decides not to revise valuation.

PART 7

Appeals

30.

Appeals to the Commissioner. (Repealed)

31.

Grounds of appeal under section 30 to be stated. (Repealed)

32.

Notification of occupier of an appeal. (Repealed)

33.

Consideration of appeals by Commissioner. (Repealed)

34.

Appeals to Tribunal.

35.

Grounds of appeal under section 34 to be stated.

36.

Notification of interested parties of appeal made for Tribunal.

37.

Consideration of appeals by Tribunal.

38.

Amendment of valuation list, etc. to take account of decision of Tribunal, High Court or Supreme Court.

39.

Appeals to the High Court and Supreme Court.

40.

Amendments of valuation lists in relation to similarly circumstanced property. (Repealed)

PART 8

Annual Report and Certain Duties of Public Bodies

41.

Annual report. (Repealed)

42.

Duty of public body to provide certain information to Commissioner.

PART 9

Existing Valuation Lists

43.

Existing valuation lists to continue in force and severability of properties appearing thereon.

44.

Parts 6 and 7 (with exceptions) and certain other provisions to apply to existing valuation lists.

PART 10

Certain Ancillary Powers of Officers

45.

Power to require information to be supplied.

46.

Obligation of occupier of property to supply certain information.

47.

Power to enter.

PART 11

Basis of Valuation

48.

Method of determining property's value generally.

49.

Method of determining property's value under section 28(4).

50.

Valuation on the contractor's basis.

51.

Valuation of certain elements of relevant properties.

52.

Valuations in relation to land or buildings used for advertising stations.

53.

Global valuation of property of public utility undertakings.

54.

Appeals against global valuations.

55.

Central valuation list.

PART 12

Rates Incomes of Local Authorities

56.

Power to limit rates income.

PART 12A

State Land

56A.

State land.

56B.

Legal proceedings.

56C.

Power of Minister.

56D.

Instruments to have effect.

56E.

Validity if transfer.

PART 13

Miscellaneous

57.

Transitional provisions in relation to matters not completed under Act of 1988 or Act of 1852.

58.

Transitional provision to take account of global valuations made before carrying out of valuation under section 19.

59.

Treatment of certain mines, rights to drill and apartments for rates purposes.

60.

Evidence of valuation list.

61.

Relevant property constructed over boundary of rating authority area.

62.

Power to revoke certain appointments and appoint substitutes.

63.

Correctness of valuation list.

64.

Prosecutions.

65.

Penalties.

66.

Issue of certificates, service of notices, etc.

67.

Valuation for certain purposes of property falling within Schedule 4.

67A.

Valuation for certain purposes of property not falling within Schedule 4.

67B.

Rateable valuation of property for purposes of condition 5 of section 10 of Act of 1978.

68.

Prohibition against unauthorised disclosure of confidential information. (Repealed)

69.

Commissioner may charge fees for copies of valuation lists, etc. supplied. (Repealed)

70.

Occupier may appoint agent.

71.

Data sharing.

SCHEDULE 1

Enactments Repealed

SCHEDULE 2

The Valuation Tribunal

SCHEDULE 3

Relevant Property

SCHEDULE 4

Relevant Property Not Rateable

SCHEDULE 5

Plant Referred to in Section 51


Acts Referred to

Advertising Stations (Rating) Act, 1889

52 & 53 Vict., c. 27

Air-raid Precautions Act, 1939

1939, No. 21

Annual Revision of Rateable Property (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1860

23 Vict., c. 4

Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

1956, No. 46

Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958

Commissioner of Valuation (Substitute) Act, 1937

1937, No. 28

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

Cork City Management (Amendment) Act, 1941

1941, No. 5

Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1945

1945, No. 12

Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927

1927, No. 27

European Parliament Elections Act, 1997

1997, No. 2

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

1959, No. 14

Harbours Act, 1996

1996, No. 11

Interpretation Act, 1937

1937, No. 38

Limerick City Management Act, 1934

1934, No. 35

Local Government Act, 1946

1946, No. 24

Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930

1930, No. 27

Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978

1978, No. 35

Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

57 & 58 Vict., c. 60

National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

1997, No. 11

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act, 1960

1960, No. 7

Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

14 & 15 Vict., c. 93

Poor Relief (Ireland) Act, 1838

1 & 2 Vict., c. 56

Public Offices Fees Act, 1879

42 & 43 Vict., c. 58

Railways (Valuation for Rating) Act, 1931

1931, No. 47

Registration of Clubs (Ireland) Act, 1904

4 Edw. VII, c. 9

Scientific Societies Act, 1843

6 & 7 Vict., c. 36

Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

1997, No. 39

Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1998

Valuation Act, 1986

1986, No. 2

Valuation Act, 1988

1988, No. 2

Valuation (Ireland) Act, 1852

15 & 16 Vict., c. 63

Valuation (Ireland) Act, 1901

1 Edw. VII, c. 37

Valuation (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1854

17 Vict., c. 8

Valuation (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1874

37 & 38 Vict., c. 70

Valuation of Rateable Property (Ireland) Act, 1864

27 & 28 Vict., c. 52

Waterford City Management Act, 1939

1939, No. 25


Number 13 of 2001


VALUATION ACT 2001

REVISED

Updated to 1 January 2024


AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAW RELATING TO THE VALUATION OF PROPERTIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MAKING OF RATES IN RELATION TO THEM; TO MAKE NEW PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE CATEGORIES OF PROPERTIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH RATES MAY NOT BE MADE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [4th June, 2001]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C1

Certain functions of Minister for Justice and Equality (previously Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, and Finance) under Act transferred and references construed (1.01.2018) by Valuation Office and Valuation Tribunal (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 575 of 2017), art. 3, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Justice and Equality—

(a) by or under the Valuation Act 2001 (No. 13 of 2001) other than section 53 thereof, and

(b) under section 14 of the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 10 of 2015),

are transferred to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

(2) References to the Minister for Justice and Equality contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

C2

Certain functions of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (previously Minister for Finance) under Act transferred and references construed (1.01.2016) by Valuation Office (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 638 of 2015), art. 3, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.

3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform—

(a) subject to paragraph (2), by or under Parts 1 to 12 and 13 of the Valuation Act 2001 (No. 13 of 2001), and

(b) under section 14 of the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 10 of 2015),

are transferred to the Minister for Justice and Equality.

(2) This Article does not apply to–

(a) section 4(5),

(b) section 4(6) (in so far as it relates to directions in accordance with which fees charged pursuant to regulations under section 4(2) shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer),

(c) section 6(2),

(d) section 9(6),

(e) section 10(1),

(f) section 56(2), and

(g) paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 2,

of the Valuation Act 2001.

(3) References to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Justice and Equality.

C3

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —

(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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Schedule 1

Enactments

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Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

(1)

(2)

(3)

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No. 13 of 2001

Valuation Act 2001

The whole Act

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C4

Certain functions under Act conferred on Local Authorities (31.12.2007) by Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), s. 63(2)(a) and sch. 12 part 2, as inserted by Water Services Act 2007 (30/2007), s. 115, S.I. No. 846 of 2007.

Statement of local authority functions.

63.— ...

(2)(a) Without prejudice to the scope of subsection (1)(b) and for ease of reference only, there is set out—

(i) in Part 1 of Schedule 12, certain Acts of the Oireachtas, the responsibility for which is primarily that of the Minister, which confer functions on local authorities or on classes of local authorities, and

(ii) in Part 2 of Schedule 12, certain Acts of the Oireachtas, the responsibility for which is primarily that of a Minister of the Government other than the Minister, which confer functions on local authorities or on classes of local authorities.

(b) Paragraph (a) shall not be read as setting out all relevant Acts which confer functions on local authorities or on classes of local authorities.

SCHEDULE 12

Acts of the Oireachtas: Functions of Local Authorities

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PART 2

Responsibility primarily with a Minister of the Government other than the Minister

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Valuation Act 2001

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Editorial Notes:

E1

Transitional provision in relation to existing valuations made (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 33, S.I. No. 214 of 2014, for purposes of Act.