Under
S.192 of
the Local
Government
Act,2001
the
local
authority,
where
a street
situated,
may by
resolution
adopt a
proposal
to change
the name
of the
street (as
described
in a map).
Where
proposal
adopted
the
Council
must then
seek the
consent of
the
majority
of the
qualified
electors
(i.e.
registered
voters and
certain
occupiers
of rated
hereditaments)
in the
street.
Once the
proposal
is
confirmed
by a
majority
of the
electors
the
Cathaoirleach
(Chairman)
of the
local
authority
must
declare,
according
to
Regulations,
such new
name and
the date
it comes
into
operation.
A previous
provision
under an
Act of
1946 as
amended in
1955
required
the
relevant
local
authority
to change
the name
after
obtaining
the
consent of
four-sevenths
of the
ratepayers
of the
street.
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McConnon,
MC
Research
Service,
Seabank,
Castlebellingham,
Dundalk,
County
Louth,
Ireland.
Last
update 26 June
2004