Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 11th July, 2014. |
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I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 and 128E of the Local Government Act 2001 , hereby order as follows: |
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Citation |
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations 2014. |
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2. The Principal Regulations and these Regulations may be cited together as the Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) Regulations 2014 and can be construed together as one. |
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Commencement |
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3. These Regulations come into operation on 10 July 2014. |
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Interpretation |
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4. In these Regulations, the ‘Principal Regulations’ mean the Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 234 of 2014 ). |
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Amendments to the Principal Regulations |
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5. The Principal Regulations are amended as follows: |
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(1) by substituting the following for Regulation 7(2): |
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"(2) Where the total number of members of a local authority is 40 or fewer, the membership of the Committee shall consist of no more than 19 persons." |
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(2) by substituting the following for Regulation 8(2): |
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"(2) The public sector members of a Committee comprising more than 15 persons, but no more than 19 persons, shall include- |
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(a) a minimum of 3 members of the local authority, |
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(b) a minimum of 2 persons employed by, or seconded to, the local authority, and |
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(c) a minimum of 2 persons representing public authorities with responsibility for providing services to or within the administrative area of the Committee." |
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(3) by substituting the following for Regulation 8(3): |
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"(3) The public sector members of a Committee comprising more than 19 persons shall include- |
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(a) a minimum of 5 members of the local authority, |
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(b) a minimum of 2 persons employed by, or seconded to, the local authority, and |
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(c) a minimum of 2 persons representing public authorities with responsibility for providing services to or within the administrative area of the Committee." |
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(4) by substituting the following for Regulation 9(2): |
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"(2) The private sector members of a Committee comprising more than 15 persons, but no more than 19 persons, shall include- |
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(a) a minimum of 2 persons representing community and voluntary interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(b) a minimum of 2 persons representing social inclusion interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(c) a minimum of 1 person representing environmental interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(d) a maximum of 3 persons representing local development or community development bodies operating within the administrative area of the Committee, subject to a maximum of 1 representative per local development or community development body, |
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(e) such number of persons representing local and community interests and social partners as may be considered appropriate by the chief officer in consultation with the Corporate Policy Group." |
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(5) by substituting the following for Regulation 9(3): |
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"(3) The private sector members of a Committee comprising more than 19 persons shall include- |
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(a) a minimum of 2 persons representing community and voluntary interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(b) a minimum of 2 persons representing social inclusion interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(c) a minimum of 1 person representing environmental interests within the administrative area of the Committee, |
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(d) a maximum of 3 persons representing local development or community development bodies operating within the administrative area of the Committee, subject to a maximum of 1 representative per local development or community development body, |
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(e) such number of persons representing local and community interests and social partners as may be considered appropriate by the chief officer in consultation with the Corporate Policy Group." |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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7 July 2014. |
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PHIL HOGAN, |
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Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations amend the Local Community Development Committee (Section 128E) Regulations 2014 to provide for a maximum membership of 19 members for Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in local authority areas where the total number of members of the local authority is 40 or fewer. |