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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001
The Local Government Act, 2001, sets out the legislative framework for the implementation of the reform envisaged in Better Local Government. Part 13 outlines the role of the Local Authority and the Local Community and Part 14 outlines the Local Government Service.
- Section 69(g) refers to the 'need to promote social inclusion'.
- Section 134 refers to the drawing up of the Corporate Plan and specifically mentions that section 69 has to be taken into account - 134(7). In preparing its corporate plan a local authority shall take account of such policies and objectives in relation to any of its functional programmes as are set out in any other plan, statement, strategy or other document prepared by it under any other provision of this or of any other enactment and shall comply with sections 69, 71 and 129.
- "The local authority may take measures to promote the interest of the local community". "For the purpose of this…a measure or activity or a thing is deemed to promote the interests of the local community if it promotes, directly or indirectly, social inclusion or the social economic, environmental, recreational, cultural, community or general development of the administrative area of the local authority concerned." (section 66 (3) b)
