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19 1986

URBAN RENEWAL ACT, 1986

PART I

Preliminary and General

Short title.

1. —This Act may be cited as the Urban Renewal Act, 1986.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act—

the Act of 1963” means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 ;

the appropriate Minister” means any Minister of the Government (other than the Minister) who, having regard to the Ministerial functions vested in him, in the opinion of the Minister might be concerned with or interested in the matter in question;

the Authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 8 ;

the Board” means the Dublin Port and Docks Board;

company” means a company within the meaning of section 2 of the Companies Act, 1963 ;

Custom House Docks Area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 ;

designated area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6 ;

development plan” means a development plan within the meaning of the Act of 1963;

Dublin Corporation” means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin;

functions” includes powers and duties;

land” includes any structure and any land covered with water and any estate, right or other interest in, on or over land or water, including any wayleave or other easement;

local authority” means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act, 1941 ;

the Minister”, except where the context otherwise requires, means the Minister for the Environment;

planning authority” means a planning authority for the purposes of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1983;

statutory body” means—

(a) a Minister of the Government,

(b) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland,

(c) a local authority,

(d) a harbour authority within the meaning of the Harbours Act, 1946 ,

(e) a health board established under the Health Act, 1970 ,

(f) a vocational education committee within the meaning of the Vocational Education Act, 1930 ,

(g) a board or other body established by or under statute,

(h) a company in which all the shares are held by, or on behalf of, or by directors appointed by, a Minister of the Government, or

(i) a company in which all the shares are held by a board, company, or other body referred to in paragraph (g) or (h) of this definition.

(2) Any reference in this Act to performance of a function includes, with respect to a power or duty, a reference to exercise of the power or the duty.

(3) (a) In this Act a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

(b) In this Act a reference to a subsection is a reference to the subsection of the section in which the reference occurs.

Custom House Docks Area.

3. —(1) For the purposes of this Act “the Custom House Docks Area” means the area described in the Schedule to this Act.

(2) In the Schedule to this Act—

(a) a reference to a line drawn along a street or road shall be construed as a reference to a line drawn along the centre of that street or road;

(b) a reference to the point at which a street is said to join another street shall be construed as a reference to the point at which a line drawn along the centre of one of those streets would be joined by a line drawn along the centre of the other street.

Orders.

4. —The Minister may from time to time by order amend an order under this Act (including any order made under this section) and, in case the order to be so amended was made by the Minister with the consent of, or after consultation with, a Minister of the Government, the Minister shall, before making the order under this section, in addition, either (as may be appropriate) obtain the consent of or consult with that Minister of the Government.

Expenses.

5. —The expenses incurred by the Minister 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.