Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1976

In short

This law amends and extends existing electricity supply acts, primarily by allowing the Minister for Transport and Power to contribute to the cost of connecting certain premises to the electricity supply and by amending superannuation provisions for Electricity Supply Board employees.

What it regulates

Contributions by the Minister for Transport and Power towards the cost of connecting certain premises to electricity supply.
The terms under which the Electricity Supply Board (the Board) must provide electricity supply to premises that receive such contributions.
Amendments to the Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act, 1942, regarding superannuation benefits.
The payment of expenses incurred by the Minister in administering this Act.

Who it concerns

Owners or occupiers of certain premises in rural areas that were quoted terms for electricity connection under a State-subsidised programme.
The Electricity Supply Board (the Board).
The Minister for Transport and Power and the Minister for Finance.
Contributing members of the Electricity Supply Board's general employees or manual workers superannuation schemes.

Key points

The Minister may contribute to the cost of connecting premises to electricity supply if the capital cost of connection exceeded £700 and the premises were quoted terms under the State-subsidised rural electrification programme but remain unconnected.
The amount of the Minister's contribution for particular premises will be the portion of the capital cost exceeding £700 that the Board could not otherwise recover.
The total amount of contributions under this section shall not exceed £300,000.
If a contribution is made, the Board must supply electricity to those premises on terms applicable to premises where the capital cost of connection was £700.
Schemes amending the general employees or manual workers superannuation schemes may provide for additional superannuation benefits for contributing members who retire or are discharged due to ill-health.

Legal text

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(1)This section applies to premises— (

a)in respect of which terms for connection to the electricity supply were quoted by the Board under the State-subsidised programme for the electrification of rural areas but which have not been connected to the electricity supply, (
b)in respect of which the capital cost of such connection at the date of such quotation exceeded £700, and (
c)in respect of which the terms quoted for such connection by the Board included a capital contribution by the owner or occupier of the premises.

(2)The Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, make a contribution towards the cost of connection to the electricity supply of premises to which this section applies.

(3)The amount of a contribution under this section in respect of particular premises shall be equal to that portion (as certified by the Board) of the capital cost of connection exceeding £700 which, apart from any legal remedy, could not be retrieved by the Board in the event of the electricity supply and installations connected therewith being so withdrawn from the premises as if it had never been decided to connect the premises to the electricity supply.

(4)The aggregate amount of contributions under this section shall not exceed £300,000.

(5)Where a contribution has been made under this section in respect of particular premises, the Board shall provide electricity supply to those premises on the terms which would apply, under the State -subsidised programme for the electrification of rural areas, to premises the capital cost of connection of which to the electricity supply was £700. Amendment of Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act, 1942. 3.— Section 7 of the Electricity Supply Board (Superannuation) Act, 1942 , is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection

(9)(inserted by the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1972 ) of the following subsection : “

(10)Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this section, a scheme amending the general employees superannuation scheme or the manual workers superannuation scheme may, with respect to any superannuation benefit, provide for the granting of additional superannuation benefits to a contributing member who retires or is discharged because of ill-health.” Expenses. 4.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. Short title, collective citation and construction. 5.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1976.

(2)The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1974, and this Act may be cited together as the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1976.

(3)The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1974, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. 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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