Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2015 would give owners and occupiers 30 days to respond before a property is placed on the derelict sites register, while requiring people wrongly served with a notice to tell the local authority. It would strengthen enforcement by allowing councils to recover costs, charge a 5% levy on the value of affected urban land, add interest to unpaid levies, and impose fines of up to €10,000 or six months’ imprisonment for certain offences.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Derelict Sites Act 1990 to provide for the tightening of regulations in relation to derelict sites and related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018