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Aran Islands Transport Act, 1946

In short

This law provides for the maintenance of an efficient shipping service between Galway City and the Aran Islands and authorises the payment of subsidies to those who provide this service.

What it regulates

  • Contracts for a public shipping service for passengers and goods between Galway City and the Aran Islands.
  • The payment of annual or occasional subsidies for this shipping service.
  • The waiver of the Minister's right to the steamship "Dun Aengus".
  • The repeal of the Aran Islands (Transport) Act, 1936.

Who it concerns

  • The Minister for Industry and Commerce (referred to as "the Minister").
  • Any person or company carrying on a shipping service between Galway City and the Aran Islands.

Key points

  • The Minister may contract with a person to run a shipping service starting on or after January 1, 1946.
  • Contracts can cover the vessels used, service frequency, charges, contract duration, and disposal of vessels.
  • Subsidies can be annual or occasional, but occasional subsidies are only for expenses incurred in overhauling or repairing a vessel.
  • All expenses, including subsidies, are paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, with the sanction of the Minister for Finance.
Legal text
Legal text

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1946 Aran Islands Transport Act, 1946 Aran Islands Transport Act, 1946 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 5 of 1946. ARAN ISLANDS TRANSPORT ACT, 1946. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Definitions. 2. Contracts for shipping service to the Aran Islands. 3. Limitations on occasional subsidies under this Act. 4. Waiver by Minister of right to transfer of steamship “Dun Aengus”. 5. Expenses. 6. Repeal of Act of 1936. 7. Short title. Number 5 of 1946. ARAN ISLANDS TRANSPORT ACT, 1946. AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR PROMOTING THE MAINTENANCE OF AN EFFICIENT SHIPPING SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF GALWAY AND THE ARAN ISLANDS AND TO AUTHORISE THE PAYMENT OF SUBSIDIES TO PERSONS CARRYING ON SUCH SERVICE. [19th March, 1946.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Definitions. 1.—In this Act— the expression “the Act of 1936” means the Aran Islands (Transport) Act, 1936 ; the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce. Contracts for shipping service to the Aran Islands. 2.—

(1)The Minister, either alone or jointly with any other Minister or Ministers, may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, from time to time contract with any person for the carrying on, during any period commencing on or after the 1st day of January, 1946, by such person of a shipping service available to the public for the transport of passengers and goods for reward between the City of Galway and the Aran Islands and may, with the consent aforesaid, by such contract make provision for all or any of the following matters, that is to say:— (
  1. a)the vessel or vessels to be used for the purpose of such service, and the maintenance, repair, and insurance of such vessel or vessels; (
  2. b)the frequency and times of such service; (
  3. c)the charges to be made for the carriage of passengers and goods by such service; (
  4. d)the duration, continuation, renewal, and termination of such contract; (
  5. e)the disposal, on the termination of such contract, of any vessel used for the purpose of such service, including the transfer of such vessel to the Minister; (
  6. f)any other matter which appears to the Minister and every (if any) other Minister who is a party to such contract to be necessary or desirable for promoting the efficiency and remunerativeness of such service.
(2)The Minister may by any contract made under this section undertake, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to the limitations, in respect of occasional subsidies, imposed by section 3 of this Act, to pay, at such times and subject to such conditions as shall be stated in such contract, an annual subsidy or an occasional subsidy or both such subsidies to the person who is for the time being carrying on the shipping service which is the subject of such contract.
(3)The authority conferred by subsections
(1)and
(2)of this section to enter into such contract as is mentioned in those subsections shall extend to continuing, renewing, varying, and terminating, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, any such contract but subject, as regards so much of such contract as relates to an occasional subsidy, to the limitations imposed by section 3 of this Act. Limitations on occasional subsidies under this Act. 3.—Occasional subsidies under this Act or under any contract made under this Act shall be payable only by way of contribution to expenses actually incurred in the overhaul or repair of a vessel used for the purpose of the service in relation to which such subsidy is payable. Waiver by Minister of right to transfer of steamship “Dun Aengus”. 4.—The Minister is hereby authorised to waive the right, acquired by him under an agreement made, under section 2 of the Act of 1936, on the 3rd day of June, 1938, between the Minister of the first part, the Minister for Agriculture of the second part, the Minister for Finance of the third part, and the Galway Bay Steamboat Company, Limited, of the fourth part, to have the steamship “Dun Aengus” transferred to the Minister. Expenses. 5.—All expenses incurred by the Minister under this Act (including the payment of subsidies under a contract made under this Act) shall, to such extent as shall be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance and subject, as regards occasional subsidies, to the limitations imposed by section 3 of this Act, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. Repeal of Act of 1936. 6.—The Act of 1936 is hereby repealed. Short title. 7.—This Act may be cited as the Aran Islands Transport Act, 1946. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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