Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006

Number 42 of 2006

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006. 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 Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 42 of 2006


LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023



Acts Referred to

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Local Government Acts 1925 to 2004

Valuation Act 2001

2001, No. 13


Number 42 of 2006


LOCAL GOVERNMENT (BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS) ACT 2006

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RATING AUTHORITIES, TO ENABLE SCHEMES UNDER WHICH PROJECTS, SERVICES AND WORKS ARE CARRIED OUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE DISTRICTS, TO FINANCE THE SCHEMES BY PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF A LEVY ON RATEABLE PROPERTIES SITUATED IN THOSE DISTRICTS, TO IMPROVE LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNDING BY PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF LEVIES APPLICABLE IN RELATION TO NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PROPERTIES, TO MAKE NEW PROVISION IN RELATION TO AUDIT COMMITTEES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES, TO AMEND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTS 1925 TO 2004 FOR ALL SUCH PURPOSES, TO AMEND THE VALUATION ACT 2001, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[24th December, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: