The Local Government Act 1925 (No. 5) was enacted by the
Oireachtas
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of the
Irish Free State
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on 26 March 1925.
The
Irish Free State
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had inherited the
structure of local authorities created by
United Kingdom
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legislation, including the
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 ( 61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots diale ...
and the
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1919 ( 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which provided that local government elections in Ireland would be conducted on a system of proport ...
. The Act abolished
rural district
A rural district was a type of local government area – now superseded – established at the end of the 19th century in England, Wales
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councils (except in
County Dublin
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), passing their powers to the
county councils
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.
Australia
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.
The first local elections in the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State (6 December 192229 December 1937), also known by its Irish-language, Irish name ( , ), was a State (polity), state established in December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. The treaty ended the three-ye ...
were held under the amendments provided by this act. They had been postponed by legislation passed since 1922. They were to be held no later than three months after the passage of this act.
These
local elections
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were held on 23 June 1925.
The abolition of rural districts was extended to Dublin under the
Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930
The Local Government (Dublin) Act 1930 is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which altered the administration of County Dublin and Dublin City.
Provisions
Amongst other matters, it provided for:
* the abolition of the urban districts ...
.
References
{{Local government in the Republic of Ireland
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Acts of the Oireachtas of the 1920s
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