Legislation update - 18 April

New Acts and Statutory Instruments.

Acts 

No Acts signed since 12 March 2024.

Acts to date are published electronically on the Irish Statute Book website.

Bills

The current status of all Bills can be viewed under Bills & Acts on the Oireachtas website

Statutory Instruments

SI 130/2024. This order amends the Schedule of the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of National Roads) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 53 of 2012) to address road classification issues regarding a number of national roads in County Cork, County Kerry, County Kilkenny and County Kildare.

Commencement: 27 March 2024

SI 131/2024. This order amends the Schedule of the Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 54 of 2012) to address road classification issues regarding a number of regional roads in County Cork, County Kerry, County Laois and County Kildare.

Commencement: 27 March 2024

Commencement: 5 April 2024

SI 133/2024. This Order amends the European Parliament Election (Reimbursement of Expenses) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 122 of 1999) to provide for the reimbursement to a candidate at a European Parliament election of his/her actual expenses incurred or €64,400 whichever is the less, subject to fulfilling the criteria prescribed in Regulation 3(a) of the aforesaid Regulations.

Commencement: 8 April 2024

SI 134/2024. This Order amends section 12A(1)(a) of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999 (No. 7 of 1999) to provide for increases, having regard to changes in the consumer price index, in the aggregate of election expenses that may be incurred by or on behalf of candidates at local elections.

Commencement: 8 April 2024

SI 135/2024. This Order determines the period for the reckoning of election expenses incurred by or on behalf of a candidate, designated person, national agent of a political party, or third party at the local elections to be held on 7 June 2024, in accordance with section 12B of the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 1999. Section 12A of the said Act specifies limits on electoral expenditure which may be incurred by a candidate, designated person and national agent during the period specified in the Order.

Commencement: 8 April 2024 (See SI for part)

SI 136/2024. This Order determines the period for the reckoning of election expenses incurred by or on behalf of a candidate or mayoral election agent at the Limerick mayoral election to be held on 7 June 2024, in accordance with section 102 of the Electoral Act 1997. Section 103 of the said Act specifies a limit on electoral expenditure which may be incurred by a candidate or mayoral election agent during the period specified in the Order.

Commencement: 8 April 2024 (See SI for part)

 

SI 137/2024.

Commencement: 8 April 2024

SI 138/2024. This order provides for the variation of Days at Drogheda and Dundalk.

Commencement: 8 April 2024

SI 139/2024.

Commencement: 9 April 2024

SI 140/2024. These Regulations provide that any payments made to: • Survivors and former residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, that come within the scope of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, and • People who experienced sexual abuse as a pupil in a recognised day school prior to the issuing of the Guidelines for Procedures for Dealing with Allegations or Suspicions of Child Abuse and who had issued legal proceedings against the State in this regard, will be disregarded in the assessment of means for the purposes of weekly social assistance payments, increases for qualified adults and the Working Family Payment.

Commencement: 27 March 2024

SI 141/2024. These Regulations provide that any payments made to: • Survivors and former residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions, that come within the scope of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, and • People who experienced sexual abuse as a pupil in a recognised day school prior to the issuing of the Guidelines for Procedures for Dealing with Allegations or Suspicions of Child Abuse and who had issued legal proceedings against the State in this regard, will be disregarded in the assessment of means for the purposes of Supplementary Welfare Allowance.

Commencement: 27 March 2024

 

 

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