Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931

In short

This law amends previous electricity supply acts, primarily by allowing for additional financial advances to the Electricity Supply Board and making a specific payment to a former board member.

What it regulates

Additional financial advances from the Minister for Finance to the Electricity Supply Board.
The total amount of these additional advances.
A specific payment to a former member of the Board.
How this Act should be read and interpreted alongside the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927.

Who it concerns

The Electricity Supply Board (referred to as "the Board").
The Minister for Finance.
The Minister for Industry and Commerce.
Thomas A. MacLaughlin, a former member of the Board.

Key points

The Minister for Finance can advance additional sums to the Board from the Central Fund.
These additional advances are subject to certification by the Minister for Industry and Commerce as reasonably and properly required by the Board.
The total amount of these additional advances cannot exceed two million pounds.
The Board must pay Thomas A. MacLaughlin, lately a member of the Board, the sum of two thousand pounds.

Legal text

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s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1931 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931 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 32 of 1931. ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1931. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Definition. 2. Construction of the Principal Act and this Act. 3. Additional advances to the Board. 4. Payment to a former member of the Board. 5. Short title and citation. Act Referred to Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 No. 27 of 1927 Number 32 of 1931. ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1931. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTEICITY (SUPPLY) ACTS, 1927 TO 1930. [31st July, 1931.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Definition. 1.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927 (No. 27 of 1927). Construction of the Principal Act and this Act. 2.—The Principal Act and this Act shall be read and construed as one Act, and accordingly expressions and words used in this Act which were also used in the Principal Act have the same meanings in this Act as they respectively have in the Principal Act. Additional advances to the Board. 3.—

(1)In addition to the sums which the Minister for Finance is required by section 12 of the Principal Act to advance to the Board, the said Minister may (subject to the limitation imposed by this section) advance out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to the Board, as and when requested so to do by the Board, all such sums as the Minister for Industry and Commerce shall from time to time certify to be reasonably and properly required by the Board for any purpose arising in the performance of its functions under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1930.

(2)The total amount of the sums advanced to the Board under this section shall not exceed the sum of two million pounds.

(3)Sub-sections

(4)and

(5)of section 12 of the Principal Act shall apply in relation to advances made to the Board under this section as if such advances were made under the said section 12 .

(4)All advances made to the Board under this section shall, for the purposes of sections 13 , 14 , and 16 of the Principal Act as amended by any subsequent enactment, be deemed to be made under the Principal Act, and those sections as so amended shall apply in respect of such advances accordingly. Payment to a former member of the Board. 4.—As soon as may be after the passing of this Act, the Board shall pay to Thomas A. MacLaughlin, lately a member of the Board, the sum of two thousand pounds. Short title and citation. 5.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931.

(2)The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1930, and this Act may be cited together as the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1931. 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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