Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1971

What is this act about?

This law amends a previous act concerning agriculture, specifically changing how county councils contribute financially to agriculture committees. It updates the minimum and maximum amounts of these contributions.

Who it applies to: County councils; Committees of agriculture for counties.

At a glance

Country: Ireland
Area of law: Environment and agriculture
Source: irishstatutebook.ie
Text retrieved: 2026-06-17
Explanation updated: 2026-07-08

What does this act regulate?

The financial contributions made by county councils to agriculture committees.
The calculation method for these contributions based on local financial years and rates.
The validity of actions taken by county councils before April 1, 1972, regarding rate-making.

Who does this act apply to?

County councils.
Committees of agriculture for counties.

What are the key points?

County councils must contribute to agriculture committees starting from the local financial year beginning April 1, 1972, and every subsequent year.
The contribution must be at least the produce of a rate of one new penny in the pound in the county area (excluding urban districts).
The contribution cannot be more than fifteen times such produce.
Actions taken by county councils before April 1, 1972, for rates for that financial year are valid as if this Act was in force.

Environment and agriculture

Euro Changeover (Amounts) Act, 2001

Minister For the Environment and Local Government (Performance of Certain Functions) Act, 2002

Continental Shelf Act, 1968

Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1953

Constitution (Amendment No. 17) Act, 1931

Constitution (Verification of Petition) Act, 1944

Industrial Grants Act, 1959

Destructive Insects and Pests (Consolidation) Act, 1958

Environment and agriculture

Legal text

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Amendment of section 2 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958.

Short title, collective citation and commencement.

Acts Referred to Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 1958, No. 17 Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1964 1964, No. 19 Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1970 1970, No. 3 Number 32 of 1971 AGRICULTURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1971 AN ACT TO AMEND

SECTION 2

OF THE AGRICULTURE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1958 . [8th December, 1971] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Amendment of section 2 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958.

1.—(1)

Section 2

of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 , as amended by section 1 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1964 , and section 1 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1970 , is hereby further amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection: “(1) The council of a county shall, in the local financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1972, and every subsequent local financial year, make to the committee of agriculture for the county a contribution under this subsection of not less than the produce of a rate in the preceding local financial year of one new penny in the pound in the area consisting of the county exclusive of every (if any) urban district therein and not more than fifteen times such produce.”.

(2)All acts and things done before the 1st day of April, 1972, by the council of a county in relation to the making of any rate for the local financial year beginning on that day shall be as valid and effectual as if this Act had been in force at the time those acts or things were done.

Short title, collective citation and commencement.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1971.

(2)The Agriculture Acts, 1931 to 1970, and this Act may be cited together as the Agriculture Acts, 1931 to 1971.

(3)This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1972.

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