Urban Renewal Act, 1986
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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. |