Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Extension of meaning of “urban area”. [1938 UA, s. 3; S.I. No. 215 of 1974 ] |
155.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by order, made with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Environment and after consultation with the council of any urban district the population of which (as shown by the census of population which is for the time being the latest such census) does not exceed 7,000, direct that such urban district shall be an urban area on the 1st day of January next after the date of such order for the purposes of this Chapter, and upon such order being so made such urban district shall be and continue to be an urban area for those purposes until otherwise provided by an order under subsection (2). | |
(2) Whenever the Minister has made an order under subsection (1) in respect of an urban district, he may at any time thereafter, if he so thinks proper, by order made with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance and the Minister for the Environment and after consultation with the council of such urban district, direct that such urban district shall on the 1st day of January next after the date of such order cease to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter, and upon such order being so made such urban district shall cease on the said 1st day of January to be an urban area for those purposes. |