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PART 6
Plebiscites on Direct Election of Mayors
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Interpretation
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39. (1) In this Part—
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“directly elected mayor” means the cathaoirleach of a local authority elected to that office by the electors of the administrative area of that local authority and on whom are conferred—
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(a) some or all of the functions for the time being performable by the chief executive of that local authority, and
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(b) such other functions as may be provided by or under statute;
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“local authority” means—
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(a) the council of the city of Cork,
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(b) the council of the city and county of Limerick,
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(c) the council of the city and county of Waterford;
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“plebiscite” means, in relation to an administrative area, the plebiscite of the electors of that administrative area required to be held under this Part;
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“proposal” means a proposal to provide by law for a directly elected mayor of the administrative area of a local authority.
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(2) For the purposes of this Part, each of the following is an administrative area:
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(a) the administrative area of the council of the city of Cork;
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(b) the administrative area of the council of the city and county of Limerick;
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(c) the administrative area of the council of the city and county of Waterford.
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