Local Government Act, 2001
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PART 18 Changing of Names of Areas and Display of Names of Streets, etc. | ||
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Interpretation (Part 18). |
188.—In this Part— | |
“functional area” means as respects— | ||
(a) a city council, the city, | ||
(b) a county council, the county exclusive of any town which has a town council situated in it, | ||
(c) a town council, the town; | ||
“locality” means any area which is a portion of a county, city or town (or any combination of them) for which a separate name is in common use, and where such portion is not a town, townland, non-municipal town or street; | ||
“qualified electors” means every person who in relation to the town, townland, non-municipal town, street or locality, as the case may be— | ||
(a) is registered as a local government elector in the register of electors for the time being in force, or | ||
(b) not being so registered, is the rated occupier of a hereditament other than a hereditament the valuation of which attracts an allowance equal to full abatement of rates under section 3 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act, 1978 ; | ||
“street” includes part of a street and also the whole or part of any road, square, lane or other public place by whatever name known. |