Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 54 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/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
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 | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
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
| Section | SIs 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) |