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Turf Development Act, 1961

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This law amends previous Turf Development Acts, primarily by increasing the financial limits for advances to the Board and clarifying the Board's powers regarding houses it has built.

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Turf Development Act, 1961 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge LĂ©im go dtĂ­ an t-ĂĄbhar SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General TĂĄirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris OifigiĂșil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile ReachtaĂ­ocht Achtanna an Oireachtais IonstraimĂ­ ReachtĂșla ReachtaĂ­ocht RĂ©amh-1922 Bunreacht AcmhainnĂ­ Seachtracha BillĂ­ (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris OifigiĂșil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An CoimisiĂșn um AthchĂłiriĂș an DlĂ­) Liosta Rangaithe ReachtaĂ­ochta AistriĂșchĂĄin (achtanna.ie) AistriĂșchĂĄin (Tithe an Oireachtais) FoilseachĂĄin Rialtais ar DĂ­ol DlĂ­ AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nĂł blianta nĂł raon TypeCineĂĄl All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1961 Turf Development Act, 1961 Turf Development Act, 1961 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de rĂ©ir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht IomlĂĄn Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRĂ­ arna ndĂ©anamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontĂĄil an tAcht IomlĂĄn Number 46 of 1961. TURF DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1961. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Advances to Board out of Central Fund. 2. Amendment of section 1 of Turf Development Act, 1957. 3. Sale and letting of houses built by Board. 4. Short title, construction and collective citation. Acts Referred to Turf Development Act, 1946 1946, No. 10 Turf Development Act, 1959 1959, No. 2 Turf Development Act, 1957 1957, No. 10 Turf Development Act, 1950 1950, No. 23 Number 46 of 1961. TURF DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1961. AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE TURF DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 1946 TO 1959. [20th December, 1961.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Advances to Board out of Central Fund. 1.—(1) Section 53 of the Turf Development Act, 1946 , is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) (inserted therein by the Turf Development Act, 1959 ) of the following subsection: “(1) For the purpose of enabling the Board to exercise or perform its functions, the Minister for Finance may, under this section and on the recommendation of the Minister, advance from time to time to the Board, out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof, such sums (not exceeding in the aggregate twenty-four million pounds) as the Board may from time to time request.” (2) Section 1 of the Turf Development Act, 1959 , is hereby repealed. Amendment of section 1 of Turf Development Act, 1957. 2.— Section 1 of the Turf Development Act, 1957 (which relates to certain borrowing powers of the Board) is hereby amended by the substitution of “twenty-four million pounds” for “nineteen million pounds” (inserted therein by the Turf Development Act, 1959 ). Sale and letting of houses built by Board. 3.—(1) The Board may sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of houses built pursuant to a scheme under section 5 of the Turf Development Act, 1950 , and not required by the Board for occupation by its servants. (2) The Board may let to persons other than servants of the Board houses built pursuant to a scheme under the said section 5. Short title, construction and collective citation. 4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Turf Development Act, 1961. (2) The Turf Development Acts, 1946 to 1959, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Turf Development Acts, 1946 to 1961. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License RĂĄiteas PrĂ­obhĂĄideachais Inrochtaineacht AitheantĂłir Eorpach ReachtaĂ­ochta (ELI) CeadĂșnas SonraĂ­ Oscailte Liosta FianĂĄn © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. AtĂĄirgtear ĂĄbhar faoi ChĂłipcheart le cead Ăł Thithe an Oireachtais

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