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Updated to 29 May 2026 (Act No. 11 of 2026 and S.I. No. 217 of 2026)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Land Development Agency Act 2021
No. 26 of 2021

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement Commencement Information
Ss. 1-10 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 11 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(a)
Ss. 12,13 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 14 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(b)
S. 15 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(c)
S. 16 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 17 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(d)
Ss. 18-20 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 21 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(e)
Ss. 22-24 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 25 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(c)
S. 26 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 27 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(e)
Ss. 28, 29 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(f)
S. 30 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(f)
Ss. 31, 32 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(f)
Ss. 33, 34 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(g)
Ss. 35-45 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(g)
Ss. 46-48 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(h)
Ss. 49-55(6) 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(h)
S. 55(7) 1 January 2023 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Remaining Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 724 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 56-59 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(h)
Ss. 60-73 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(i)
Ss. 74-77 1 January 2023 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Remaining Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 724 of 2022), art. 2
S. 78 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(j)
S. 79 15 December 2021 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 712 of 2021), art. 2(i)
S. 80 31 March 2022 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 143 of 2022), art. 2(j)
Schedules 1-3 1 January 2023 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Remaining Provisions) (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 724 of 2022), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Commencement Commencement Source
S. 4 definitions "development plan", "housing strategy", "local area plan" amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(a)
S. 4 definitions "coordinated area plan", "priority area plan", urban area plan" inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(b)
S. 4 definition "regional spatial and economic strategy" amended  Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 2 October 2025 S.I. No. 452 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 10(a)
S. 4 definition "Act of 2024" inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 2 October 2025 S.I. No. 452 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 10(b)
S. 4 definition "house" amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 4 amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 637(a)(i), (ii) 2 December 2024 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 8(2) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(c)
S. 14(1)(o) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 637(b)(i) 2 December 2024 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 14(1)(p) inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 637(b)(ii) 2 December 2024 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 25(3A) inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 637(c) 2 December 2024 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 29(3)(c) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 32A inserted Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (7/2024), s. 69 6 March 2024 Commenced on enactment
S. 33A inserted Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(4), 637(d) 2 December 2024 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 662 of 2024), art. 2(b)
S. 52(3)(a) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(d)
S. 58 amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 58(a)(ii) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(e)
S. 58(b) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 31 December 2025 S.I. No. 633 of 2025, art. 3(3), sch. part 3 item 15(f)
S. 74 substituted in so far only as the substitution effects the substitution of the definition of “Board" Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 18 June 2025 Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), art. 3(3), schedule, part 3, item 6
S. 74 substituted in so far as the substitution effects the substitution of the definition of ‘permission’, ‘planning authority’, ‘cost rental dwelling’, ‘dwelling’, ‘specified percentage’ Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 75(1) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
S. 75(9) amended Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 57 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3)
Sch. 2 functions vested in Ervia transferred and references construed Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (11/2024), ss. 1(2), 11 1 June 2024 Gas (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 208 of 2024), art. 4

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 6 Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Valuation of Relevant Public Land) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 106 of 2023)
S. 35(1) Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Dissolution Day) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 144 of 2022)
S. 55(4) Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Valuation of Relevant Public Land) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 106 of 2023)
S. 55(5) Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Valuation of Relevant Public Land) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 106 of 2023)
S. 75(2)(b) Land Development Agency Act 2021 (Part 9 Exemption) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 295 of 2024)