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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1971

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This law amends and extends existing Electricity (Supply) Acts, specifically focusing on financial provisions for rural electrification and the overall capital expenditure limits for the Electricity Supply Board.

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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1971 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge LĂ©im go dtĂ­ an t-ĂĄbhar SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General TĂĄirgthe 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 OifigiĂșil / 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 ReachtaĂ­ocht Achtanna an Oireachtais IonstraimĂ­ ReachtĂșla ReachtaĂ­ocht RĂ©amh-1922 Bunreacht AcmhainnĂ­ Seachtracha BillĂ­ (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris OifigiĂșil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An CoimisiĂșn um AthchĂłiriĂș an DlĂ­) Liosta Rangaithe ReachtaĂ­ochta AistriĂșchĂĄin (achtanna.ie) AistriĂșchĂĄin (Tithe an Oireachtais) FoilseachĂĄin Rialtais ar DĂ­ol DlĂ­ AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nĂł blianta nĂł raon TypeCineĂĄl All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1971 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1971 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1971 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de rĂ©ir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht IomlĂĄn Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRĂ­ arna ndĂ©anamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontĂĄil an tAcht IomlĂĄn Number 18 of 1971 ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1971 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Advances to Board for rural electrification. 2. Amendment of section 2 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954. 3. Repeals. 4. Short title, collective citation and construction. SCHEDULE Act Referred to Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954 1954, No. 17 Number 18 of 1971 ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1971 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) ACTS, 1927 TO 1970. [21st July, 1971.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Advances to Board for rural electrification. 1.—(1) The Minister for Finance may, on the recommendation of the Minister, advance moneys to the Board out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof for the electrification of rural areas. (2) The total amount advanced to the Board under this section shall not exceed ten million pounds. (3) The moneys advanced to the Board under this section by the Minister for Finance shall be repaid to the Central Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas at such time or times as the Minister for Finance shall direct. Amendment of section 2 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954. 2.— Section 2 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954 , is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection— “(1) The total expenditure of the Board for general purposes, that is to say for all capital purposes shall not exceed four hundred and fifty million pounds.”, and (b) by the insertion in subsection (2) after subparagraph (f) of the following— “(g) expenditure on the electrification of rural areas.”. Repeals. 3.—The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. Short title, collective citation and construction. 4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1971. (2) The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1970, and this Act may be cited together as the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1971. (3) The Acts and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. SCHEDULE Section 3 . Number and Year Short Title Extent of Repeal No. 20 of 1955. Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1955 . Section 2 . No. 35 of 1958. Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1958 . Section 2 . No. 24 of 1962. Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1962 . Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 5 . Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License RĂĄiteas PrĂ­obhĂĄideachais Inrochtaineacht AitheantĂłir Eorpach ReachtaĂ­ochta (ELI) CeadĂșnas SonraĂ­ Oscailte Liosta FianĂĄn © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. AtĂĄirgtear ĂĄbhar faoi ChĂłipcheart le cead Ăł Thithe an Oireachtais

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