1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020.

(2) (a) The Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2019, section 9 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020, Part II of the European Union (Waste Water Discharge) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 214 of 2020) and this Act may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2020.

(b) The Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014 and section 5 may be cited together as the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2020.

(c) The Derelict Sites Act 1990 and section 5 may be cited together as the Derelict Sites Acts 1990 and 2020.

(d) Part 3 shall be included in the collective citation the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2020.

(3)Part 3 shall come into operation on 11 January 2021.