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Updated to 23 October 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)

Urban Renewal Act 1998
No. 27 of 1998

Contents

Commencement

Section Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Information
Ss. 1 - 8 1 May 1997 Commenced pursuant to s. 2(2)
Ss. 9 - 12 29 July 1998 Urban Renewal Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 271 of 1998)
S. 13 1 February 1998 Commenced pursuant to s. 2(3)
Ss. 14 - 17 29 July 1998 Urban Renewal Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 271 of 1998)
S. 18 28 May 1998 Commenced pursuant to s. 2(4)
S. 19 Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 2(1)
S. 20(1)(a)(i) in so far as it amends the definition of “the specified period” in paragraph (b) and paragraph (c) of the amended definition  5 January 2000 Urban Renewal Act 1998 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 465 of 1999)
S. 20(1)(a)(ii) in so far as it amends the period to be construed as “the specified period” in subparagraph (ii) and subparagraph (iii) of the amendment  5 January 2000 Urban Renewal Act 1998 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 465 of 1999)
S. 20(1)(b) 5 January 2000 Urban Renewal Act 1998 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 465 of 1999)
S. 20(1)(c) Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 2(1)
S. 20(2) 28 May 1998 Commenced pursuant to s. 2(4)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
 Commencement Source
Functns. conferred on local authorities. Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), ss. 7, 63(2)(a)(i), sch. 12, pt. 1 1 January 2002 Local Government Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 588 of 2001) art. 7
S. 2(5) substit. Finance Act 1999 (2/1999), ss. 42, 217(9) 25 March 1999 Commenced on enactment
S. 3 am. Local Government Reform Act 2014(1/2014), ss. 1(22), 5(8), sch. 2 pt. 6 24 March 2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 146 of 2014), art. 3(b)
S. 3(1) references construed Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015 (55/2015), s. 7(2) 24 December 2015 Commenced on enactment
S. 8(1)(a) am. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), ss. 24(2), 141(8), sch. 2, pt. 2, par. 3(a) 25 March 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 8(1)(b) substit. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), ss. 24(2), 141(8), sch. 2, pt. 2, par. 3(b) 25 March 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 9 am. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), ss. 24(2), 141(8), sch. 2, pt. 2, par. 3(c) 25 March 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 9A ins. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), s. 25(1)(a) (3) 1 January 2002 Commenced as per s. 141(8)
S. 11 applied Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Qualifying Urban Renewal Areas) (Wicklow) Order, 2002 (S.I. No. 248 of 2002), art. 7
  Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Qualifying Urban Renewal Areas) (Athlone) Order, 2002 (S.I. No. 222 of 2002), art. 7 7 March 2002 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 (Qualifying Urban Renewal Areas) (Athlone) Order, 2002 (S.I. No. 222 of 2002), art. 7
S. 11(1) am. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), ss. 24(2), 141(8), sch. 2, pt. 2, par. 3 (a) 25 March 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 11(1A) ins. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), s. 25(1)(b) (3) 1 January 2002 Commenced as per s. 141(8)
S. 12(1) am. Finance Act 2002 (5/2002), ss. 24(2), 141(8), sch. 2, pt. 2, par. 3 (a) 25 March 2002 Commenced on enactment
S. 13(1) references construed Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015 (55/2015), s. 7(2) 24 December 2015 Commenced on enactment
S. 17 trans. of functns. under Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 29 July 2011 Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2)
S. 20(1)(c) rep. Finance Act 2000 (3/2000), ss. 38, 166(9) 6 April 2000 Commenced as per s. 166(9)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
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