AN ACT TO GIVE STATUTORY EFFECT TO, AND AMEND, CERTAIN ORDERS MADE UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES (CORPORATE BODIES) ACT 1971, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[20th May, 2008]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Definition.

1.- In this Act "Act of 1971" means the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971 .

Expenses.

2.- The expenses incurred by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Confirmation of certain orders under section 3 of Act of 1971.

3.- (1) Subject to subsection (5), every order under section 3 of the Act of 1971 made before the passing of this Act shall have statutory effect as if it were an Act of the Oireachtas.

(2) Every act done, or purporting to have been done, by a body established under section 3 of the Act of 1971 under and in accordance with an order made under that section shall be, and be deemed always to have been, valid and effectual for all purposes.

(3) If subsection (1) or (2) would, but for this subsection, conflict with a constitutional right of any person, the operation of that subsection shall be subject to such limitation as is necessary to secure that it does not so conflict but shall otherwise be of full force and effect.

(4) The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 shall, in so far as it applied to an officer, servant, employee or member of the staff of a body established under section 3 of the Act of 1971 immediately before the passing of this Act, continue to so apply after the passing of this Act.

(5) This section shall not apply to an order that, immediately before the passing of this Act, stood revoked under section 5 of the Act of 1971.

Confirmation of certain acts done by dissolved bodies.

4.- (1) Every act done, or purporting to have been done, by a dissolved body under and in accordance with an order made under section 3 of the Act of 1971 shall be, and be deemed always to have been, valid and effectual for all purposes.

(2) If subsection (1) would, but for this subsection, conflict with a constitutional right of any person, the operation of that subsection shall be subject to such limitation as is necessary to secure that it does not so conflict but shall otherwise be of full force and effect.

(3) In this section "dissolved body" means a body established under an order that, immediately before the passing of this Act, stood revoked under section 5 of the Act of 1971.

Amendment of orders under section 3 of Act of 1971.

5.- The orders referred to in column (1) of the Schedule are amended to the extent specified in column (2) of the Schedule .

Short title.

6.- This Act may be cited as the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Act 2008.

SCHEDULE

Amendment of orders under section 3 of Act of 1971

Section 5

Order

(1)

Extent of amendment

(2)

Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency (Establishment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 275 of 2007)

(1) In Article 3-

(a) the following definition shall be inserted:

" 'deposited map' means the map deposited for the purpose of this Order by, or on behalf of, the Minister at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1, on 18 February 2008, and that-

(a) is sealed with the Official Seal of the Minister, and

(b) is described as having been deposited for that purpose;", and

(b) the following definition shall be substituted for the definition of "Northside Area":

" 'Northside Area' means the area consisting of the lands identified within the inner margins of the red lines and hatched in red on the deposited map, which includes the Moyross and St. Mary's Park housing developments;".

(2) Article 6 shall be amended by-

(a) the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraph (f) of sub-article (1):

"(f) a member of the Garda Síochána nominated by the Minister;

(ff) an employee of the Health Service Executive nominated by the Minister;

(fg) a member of staff of an Foras Áiseanna Saothair nominated by the Minister;",

and

(b) the substitution of "four persons" for "three persons" in paragraph (g) of sub-article (1).

(3) The following Article shall be inserted after Article 12:

"Copies of deposited map.

13.-As soon as practicable after the passing of the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Act 2008-

(a) the Minister shall make copies of the deposited map available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times at the offices of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Custom House, Dublin 1, and

(b) the Agency shall make copies of the deposited map available for inspection by members of the public at all reasonable times at its offices, and shall also publish the map on the internet.".

Limerick Southside Regeneration Agency (Establishment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 276 of 2007)