30. (1) The development plan in force immediately before the transfer day in respect of the functional area of the county council shall, on and after that day, continue to apply in respect of the relevant area until the next making of a development plan by the city council in respect of the functional area of the city council in accordance with section 9 of the Act of 2000.

(2) Subject to paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 18 of the Act of 2000, any local area plan in force immediately before the transfer day in respect of an area within the relevant area shall, on and after that day, continue to apply to the first-mentioned area until the next making of a local area plan by the city council in respect of the first-mentioned area in accordance with the said section 18.

(3) The Cork County Council Local Economic and Community Plan in force immediately before the transfer day in respect of the functional area of the county council shall, on and after that day, continue to apply in respect of the relevant area until the next making of a local economic and community plan by the city council in respect of the functional area of the city council in accordance with section 66B of the Principal Act.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, the city council may—

(a) in accordance with section 13 of the Act of 2000, make a variation of the development plan first-mentioned in subsection (1) in so far only as that plan applies to the relevant area,

(b) in accordance with subsection (5) of section 18 of the Act of 2000, amend or revoke a local area plan first-mentioned in subsection (2) in so far only as that plan applies to the relevant area, and

(c) perform functions under section 66F or 66G in relation to the Cork County Council Local Economic and Community Plan referred to in subsection (3) in so far only as that plan applies to the relevant area.

(5) In this section—

“development plan” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2000;

“local area plan” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 2000.