In short
This law extends the deadline for holding new elections for certain local authorities that were previously dissolved. It ensures that new elections will take place for these specific authorities by a set date.
What it regulates
- The timeframe for holding new elections for dissolved local authorities.
- The application of Section 72(5) of the Local Government Act, 1925, to these authorities.
- The vesting of property, powers, and duties in the newly elected bodies.
Who it concerns
- The Minister for Local Government and Public Health.
- Specific local authorities dissolved under the Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923, including:
* The guardians of the poor of the Dublin Union.
* The council of the county borough of Dublin.
* The council of the county borough of Cork.
Key points
- New elections for the listed dissolved local authorities must be held not later than the 31st day of March, 1929.
- Upon completion of these new elections, all property, powers, and duties of the dissolved authority will transfer to the newly elected body.
- Section 72(5) of the Local Government Act, 1925, will not apply to these authorities until after a new election has been held under this Act and if they are subsequently dissolved again.
📄 Legal text
Local Elections (Dissolved Authorities) Act, 1926
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Number 22 of 1926.
LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISSOLVED AUTHORITIES) ACT, 1926.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Extension of time for new elections.
3.
Short title.
SCHEDULE
Acts Referred to
Local Government Act, 1925
No. 5 of 1925
Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923
No. 9 of 1923
Number 22 of 1926.
LOCAL ELECTIONS (DISSOLVED AUTHORITIES) ACT, 1926.
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE PERIOD FIXED BY
SECTION 72
OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1925
FOR THE HOLDING OF NEW ELECTIONS OF MEMBERS OF CERTAIN LOCAL AUTHORITIES DISSOLVED UNDER
SECTION 12
OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) ACT, 1923
. [18th June, 1926.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, and
the expression “local authority” has the same meaning as in the
Local Government Act, 1925
(No. 5 of 1925).
Extension of time for new elections.
2.—(1) Save as is hereinafter provided, sub-section (5) of
section 72
of the
Local Government Act, 1925
(No. 5 of 1925) shall not apply to any of the local authorities mentioned in the
Schedule
to this Act (being local authorities dissolved under
section 12
of the
Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923
(No. 9 of 1923)) and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted in respect of each of the said local authorities mentioned in the said
Schedule
to this Act that not later than the 31st day of March, 1929, the Minister shall by order cause a new election of members of such local authority to be held and that upon completion of such new election all the property, powers, and duties of such dissolved local authority shall vest in the body so elected, notwithstanding that the same may have been transferred under either of the said Acts hereinbefore mentioned to any other body, persons, or person.
(2) In the event of any of the said local authorities mentioned in the
Schedule
to this Act being dissolved under the said
section 72
of the
Local Government Act, 1925
, at any time after a new election of members thereof has been held under this section, the said sub-section (5) of the said
section 72
shall from and after such dissolution apply to the local authority so dissolved as if this Act had not been passed.
Short title.
3.—This Act may be cited as the Local Elections (Dissolved Authorities) Act, 1926.
SCHEDULE.
The guardians of the poor of the Dublin Union.
The council of the county borough of Dublin.
The council of the county borough of Cork.
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