Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st May, 2021.

I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 7 and Section 66 (1)(e) of the Valuation Act 2001 (No. 13 of 2001) (as adapted by the Valuation Office and Valuation Tribunal (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 575 of 2017) and the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 408/2020)), hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Valuation Act 2001 (Prescribed Means for Certificates, Notices and Other) Regulations 2021.

2. Under Section 66 a certificate, notice or other document under this Act may be issued to, given to or, as the case may be, served on the person in an electronic form, whether as an electronic communication or otherwise.

3. In these regulations “electronic communication” means information communicated or intended to be communicated to a person, other than its originator, that is generated, communicated, processed, sent, received, recorded, stored or displayed by electronic means or in electronic form.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 May, 2021.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.