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Cesser and amalgamation of certain local government areas
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9. (1) On and from the 2014 establishment day and for the purposes of local government—
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(a) the local government area of the county of Limerick and the local government area of the city of Limerick as existing immediately before the 2014 establishment day—
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(i) shall cease to exist on that day, and
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(ii) the areas so ceasing shall, on that day, be amalgamated to form a single local government area to be known in the Irish language as Cathair agus Contae Luimnigh and in the English language as Limerick City and County,
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(b) the local government area of the county of North Tipperary and the local government area of the county of South Tipperary as existing immediately before the 2014 establishment day—
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(i) shall cease to exist on that day, and
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(ii) the areas so ceasing shall, on that day, be amalgamated to form a single local government area to be known in the Irish language as Contae Thiobraid Árann and in the English language as Tipperary County,
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and
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(c) the local government area of the county of Waterford and the local government area of the city of Waterford as existing immediately before the 2014 establishment day—
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(i) shall cease to exist on that day, and
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(ii) the areas so ceasing shall, on that day, be amalgamated to form a single local government area to be known in the Irish language as Cathair agus Contae Phort Láirge and in the English language as Waterford City and County.
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(2) Except where otherwise provided for by this Act, a reference, however expressed, in any enactment—
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(a) to a county council or a city council (including a reference construed by section 3(2) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Principal Act as a reference to a county council or to a city council, as the case may be) shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to a county council, a city council or a city and county council, and
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(b) to a county council and a city council (including a reference so construed) shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to a county council, a city council and a city and county council.
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(3) Except where otherwise provided for by this Act, a reference, however expressed, in any enactment—
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(a) to the administrative area of a county council or the administrative area of a city council shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to the administrative area of a county council, the administrative area of a city council or the administrative area of a city and county council, and
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(b) to the administrative area of a county council and the administrative area of a city council shall, if the context permits, be read as a reference to the administrative area of a county council, the administrative area of a city council and the administrative area of a city and county council.
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