Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981
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Date of operation of census. [1938 UA, s. 2; S.I. No. 215 of 1974 ] |
156.—(1) For the purpose of determining the census of population which is the latest such census for the purposes of sections 135 (3) (c) and 155 the Minister shall, whenever a census of population has been taken, certify by order the date of publication of the result of such census, and every such census shall be deemed for those pur poses, but not further or otherwise, to have been taken on the date of publication so certified in respect thereof. | |
(2) Whenever, on the taking of a census of population, it is found that the population of an urban district which was shown by the next previous such census to exceed 7,000 does not exceed 7,000, the following provisions shall have effect— | ||
(a) such urban district shall, notwithstanding such decrease in the population thereof, continue to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter until (but not including) the 1st day of January next after the date of publication certified under this section in respect of such census and shall (unless otherwise provided by an order under this subsection) cease on the said 1st day of January to be an urban area for those purposes; | ||
(b) the Minister may by order, made before the said 1st day of January with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance and after consultation with the council of such urban district, direct that such urban district shall, notwithstanding such decrease in the population thereof, continue to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter, and upon such order being so made such urban district shall continue to be an urban area for those purposes until otherwise provided by an order under paragraph (c); | ||
(c) whenever the Minister has made an order under paragraph (b) 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 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. | ||
(3) Whenever, on the taking of a census of population, it is found that the population of an urban district which was shown by the next previous such census not to exceed 7,000 exceeds 7,000, the following provisions shall have effect— | ||
(a) such urban district shall, notwithstanding such increase in the population thereof, continue not to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter until (but not including) the 1st day of January next after the date of publication certified under this section in respect of such census and shall (unless otherwise provided by an order under this subsection) become on the said 1st day of January an urban area for those purposes; | ||
(b) the Minister may by order, made before the said 1st day of January with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance and after consultation with the council of such urban district, direct that such urban district shall, notwithstanding such increase in the population thereof, continue not to be an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter, and upon such order being so made such urban district shall continue not to be an urban area for those purposes until otherwise provided by an order under paragraph (c); | ||
(c) whenever the Minister has made an order under paragraph (b) 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 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, become an urban area for the purposes of this Chapter, and upon such order being so made such urban district shall become on the said 1st day of January an urban area for those purposes. |