Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 7:

In page 11, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“ “town council” means a dissolved body which was, before the transfer date, a town council for the purposes of the Principal Act;”.

This amendment inserts a definition of "town council" in section 3, which is the interpretation section. Although town councils are to be dissolved, the term is used throughout the Bill and a definition is required for clarity of understanding. The definition proposed makes clear that the “town council” in the context of the Local Government Bill 2013 means a dissolved body which was, before the transfer date, a town council for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001. It is a legal clarification.