Local Government Act 2001
Municipal districts
22A.— (1) Subject to subsection (4), every county and city and county set out in Part 1 and Part 3, respectively, of Schedule 5 shall have 2 or more districts (each consisting of one or more than one local electoral area) to be known as a municipal district and collectively as municipal districts, as the Minister shall determine by order made under section 23(1)(c).
(2) Where—
(a) a municipal district contains the administrative area of the former Limerick City Council or the former Waterford City Council that were dissolved with effect from the 2014 establishment day, then, notwithstanding subsection (1), each of those municipal districts so containing shall be known—
(i) in the Irish language, as "Ceantar Cathrach..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in Irish, and
(ii) in the English language, as "the Metropolitan District of..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in English,
and those municipal districts may each be referred to as a "metropolitan district",
(b) a municipal district contains the administrative area of the former borough of Clonmel, the former borough of Drogheda, the former borough of Sligo or the former borough of Wexford that were dissolved with effect from the transfer date, then, notwithstanding subsection (1), each of those municipal districts so containing shall be known—
(i) in the Irish language, as "Ceantar Buirge..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in Irish, and
(ii) in the English language, as "the Borough District of..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in English,
and any such municipal district may be referred to as a "borough district", and
(c) a municipal district contains the administrative area of the former borough of Kilkenny, that was dissolved with effect from the transfer date, then, notwithstanding subsection (1), the municipal district so containing shall be known—
(i) in the Irish language, as "Ceantar Bardasach Chathair Chill Chainnigh", and
(ii) in the English language, as "the Municipal District of Kilkenny City".
(3) In the case of a municipal district in respect of which a designation referred to in subsection (2) does not apply, the municipal district shall be known—
(a) in the Irish language, as "Ceantar Bardasach..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in Irish, and
(b) in the English language, as "the Municipal District of..............…" followed by the name of the municipal district in English.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply in the case of the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin.
(5) This section has effect in respect of the local elections for the year 2014 and subsequent local elections and, accordingly—
(a) a municipal district shall continue in existence until it ceases by order under section 23(1)(c), and
(b) its area shall continue to be that as determined by the order under section 23(1)(c), subject to any subsequent provision relating to its area being made by such an order.]
Annotations
Amendments:
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Inserted (30.01.2014 and 1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 19, S.I. Nos. 38 and 214 of 2014.
Editorial Notes:
E100
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Wicklow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 70 of 2014), art. 4.
E101
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Wexford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 69 of 2014), art. 4.
E102
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Westmeath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 68 of 2014), art. 5.
E103
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 67 of 2014), art. 4.
E104
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Tipperary Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 66 of 2014), art 4.
E105
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Sligo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 64 of 2014), art. 4.
E106
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Roscommon Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 63 of 2014), art. 4.
E107
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Offaly Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 62 of 2014), art. 4.
E108
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Monaghan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 61 of 2014), art 4.
E109
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Meath Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 60 of 2014), art. 4.
E110
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Mayo Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 59 of 2014), art. 4.
E111
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Louth Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 58 of 2014), art. 5.
E112
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Longford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 57 of 2014), art. 4.
E113
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by City and County of Limerick Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 56 of 2014), art. 4.
E114
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Leitrim Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 55 of 2014), art. 4.
E115
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Laois Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 54 of 2014), art. 4.
E116
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Kilkenny Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 53 of 2014), art. 5.
E117
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Kildare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 52 of 2013), art. 5.
E118
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Kerry Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 51 of 2014), art. 4.
E119
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Galway Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 50 of 2014), art. 4.
E120
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Donegal Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 44 of 2014), art. 4.
E121
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Cork Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 43 of 2014), art. 4.
E122
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Clare Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 42 of 2014), art. 4.
E123
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Cavan Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 41 of 2014), art. 4.
E124
Municipal districts for purposes of section prescribed (31.01.2014) by County of Carlow Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2014 (S.I. No. 40 of 2014), art. 4.