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Grass Meal (Production) (Amendment) Act, 1959

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This law amends the Grass Meal (Production) Act, 1953, to authorize the Minister for Industry and Commerce to establish a new limited company for specific agricultural and industrial activities. It also updates certain provisions of the original Act.

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Grass Meal (Production) (Amendment) Act, 1959 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe 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 Oifigiúil / 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 Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1959 Grass Meal (Production) (Amendment) Act, 1959 Grass Meal (Production) (Amendment) Act, 1959 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 25 of 1959. GRASS MEAL (PRODUCTION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Formation and registration of Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta. 3. Construction of references in the Principal Act to the Company. 4. Amendment of the Principal Act. 5. Repeals. 6. Short title and collective citation. Acts Referred to Grass Meal (Production) Act, 1953 1953, No. 11 Number 25 of 1959. GRASS MEAL (PRODUCTION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1959. AN ACT TO AUTHORISE THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE TO PROMOTE A LIMITED COMPANY FOR THE ACQUISITION, DRAINAGE AND CULTIVATION OF BOGLAND IN THE BANGOR ERRIS AREA, THE PROCESSING OF GRASS AND OTHER PLANTS AND THE CARRYING ON OF KINDRED AND INCIDENTAL ACTIVITIES, TO APPLY WITH AMENDMENTS THE GRASS MEAL (PRODUCTION) ACT, 1953 , TO THE COMPANY AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [6th August, 1959.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Interpretation. 1.—(1) In this Act— “the Principal Act” means the Grass Meal (Production) Act, 1953 ; “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce. (2) The Principal Act and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) of this section, a reference in the Principal Act to that Act shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to this Act. Formation and registration of Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta. 2.—(1) As soon as may be after the passing of this Act the Minister shall, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, take all such steps as may be necessary or desirable to procure that a limited company conforming to the conditions laid down in the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, shall be formed and registered under the Companies Acts. (2) The name of the company to be formed in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section shall be Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta. Construction of references in the Principal Act to the Company. 3.—The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, shall have effect as if each reference therein to the Company were a reference to the Company formed in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 2 of this Act. Amendment of the Principal Act. 4.—(1) In subsection (2) of section 6 of the Principal Act “two hundred thousand pounds” shall be substituted for “one hundred thousand pounds”. (2) The following subsection shall be inserted in section 9 of the Principal Act after subsection (2): “(3) Where a person who is a director of the Company is nominated either as a candidate for election to either House of the Oireachtas or as a member of Seanad Éireann, he shall thereupon cease to be a director of the Company.” Repeals. 5.—The definition of “the Company” in section 2 of the Principal Act and section 5, subsection (1) of section 6, section 13 and section 14 of that Act are hereby repealed. Short title and collective citation. 6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Grass Meal (Production) (Amendment) Act, 1959. (2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Grass Meal (Production) Acts, 1953 and 1959. 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. 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