Local Government Act 2001

Alternative titles to Cathaoirleach and Leas-Chathaoirleach, etc.

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F60[32.(1) Where prior to the commencement of section 31

(a) Cork City Council or Dublin City Council used the title "Lord Mayor" or "Deputy Lord Mayor", or

(b) Galway City Council used the title "Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor",

to describe its office of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach as the case may be, it shall continue to so use such title or titles notwithstanding the provisions of section 31.

(1A) Where

(a) immediately before the 2014 establishment day (provided for in Part 2 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014) Limerick City Council or Waterford City Council used the title "Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor", to describe its office of Cathaoirleach or Leas- Chathaoirleach, as the case may be, then, if a municipal district containing the area of the former city council is determined by order under section 23(1)(c), the municipal district members (being the municipal district members for a metropolitan district by virtue of section 22A(2)(a)) may use such title or titles notwithstanding the provisions of section 31 (as amended by that Act),

(b) immediately before the transfer date (provided for in Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014) a borough council referred to in Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 6 used the title "Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor", to describe its office of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach, as the case may be, then, if a municipal district containing the area of the former borough council is determined by order under section 23(1)(c), the municipal district members (being the municipal district members for a borough district by virtue of section 22A(2)(b) or for the municipal district of Kilkenny City by virtue of section 22A(2) (c)) may use such title or titles notwithstanding the provisions of section 31 (as amended by that Act), and

(c) a municipal district contains the area of a town (including all the environs of the town for the purposes of the census of population concerned) the population of which, when rounded to the nearest 1,000 as shown in the latest census report of the Central Statistics Office, is equal to or greater than 20,000, then the municipal district members for such district may decide by resolution to use the title "Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor", to describe its office of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach notwithstanding the provisions of section 31 (as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014).

(2) A local authority or the municipal district members, to which subsection (1) or (1A) (respectively) relates, may by resolution give the title Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach to the Lord Mayor or Deputy Lord Mayor, Mayor or Deputy Mayor, as the case may be, and in that case shall be styled in accordance with section 31.

(3) Where titles are continued in accordance with subsection (1) or (1A), the holders of the offices concerned shall, as appropriate, be styled

(a) in the case of Cork City Council, in the Irish language "Ard-Mhéara Chathair Chorcaí" and "Leas-Ardmhéara Chathair Chorcaí", and in the English language "Lord Mayor of the City of Cork" and "Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Cork",

(b) in the case of Dublin City Council, in the Irish language "Ard- Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath" and "Leas-Ardmhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath", and in the English language "Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin" and "Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin",

(c) in the case of Galway City Council, in the Irish language "Méara Chathair na Gaillimhe" and "Leas-Mhéara Chathair na Gaillimhe", and in the English language "Mayor of the City of Galway" and "Deputy Mayor of the City of Galway",

(d) in the case of a municipal district to which subsection (1A) relates, in the Irish language "Méara....…" and "Leas-Mhéara....…" followed by the name of the municipal district in Irish, and in the English language "Mayor of....…" and "Deputy Mayor of.....… " followed by the name of the municipal district in English in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) of section 22A.

(4) Notwithstanding section 31 a local authority which is a city and county council may, subject to Schedule 8, give an alternative title to its Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach or revert to the title or titles of Cathaoirleach or Leas-Chathaoirleach as the case may be.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F60

Substituted (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 37(1), S.I. No. 214 of 2014.

Modifications (not altering text):

C33

Section applied with modifications (14.06.2024) by Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), s. 5 and sch. 3 ref. no. 5, S.I. No. 285 of 2024, subject to transitional provisions in s. 4.

Application of Principal Act to Limerick

5. The Principal Act shall apply to—

(a) Limerick, and

(b) Limerick City and County Council,

subject to the modifications specified in Schedule 3 and any other necessary modifications.

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SCHEDULE 3

APPLICATION OF PRINCIPAL ACT TO LIMERICK

Reference Number

(1)

Provision

(2)

Extent of Modification

(3)

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Section 32

Section shall apply as if—

(a) in subsection (1A)—

(i) “Limerick City Council or” were deleted in paragraph (a),

(ii) “(other than a municipal district situated in Limerick City and County Council)” were inserted after “municipal district” where it first occurs in paragraph (c),

and

(b) subsection (4) were deleted.

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C34

Functions transferred and references construed (16.05.2024) by Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), s. 25, S.I. No. 207 of 2024, subject to transitional provisions in s. 4.

Functions of Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir

25. (1) All functions conferred by or under any enactment that, immediately before the vesting day, vested in the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council shall, on and after that day, vest in the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir.

(2) From the vesting day, a reference in any enactment to Leas-Chathaoirleach shall, in so far as that reference applies to the Leas-Chathaoirleach of Limerick City and County Council, be construed as a reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, or as including a reference to the Leas-Phríomh Chomhairleoir, as the context may require.

(3) This section shall apply subject to the modifications of the Principal Act specified in Schedule 3.