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Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1931

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This law ensures that a portion of money from sweepstakes, originally meant for public charitable hospitals, is instead given to organizations that provide nursing care for the poor.

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Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1931 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 1931 Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1931 Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1931 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 49 of 1931. PUBLIC CHARITABLE HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1931. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Definitions. 2. Payment of share of available surplus to nursing organisations. 3. Short title, citation, and duration. Acts Referred to Public Charitable Hospitals (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1930 No. 12 of 1930 Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1931 No. 24 of 1931 Number 49 of 1931. PUBLIC CHARITABLE HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1931. AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF SWEEPSTAKES HELD UNDER THE PUBLIC CHARITABLE HOSPITALS ACTS, 1930 AND 1931, SHALL BE PAID TO OR APPLIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF NURSING ORGANISATIONS. [22nd December, 1931.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— Definitions. 1.—In this Act— the expression “the Principal Act” means the Public Charitable Hospitals (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1930 (No. 12 of 1930); the expression “the Amending Act” means the Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1931 (No. 24 of 1931); the expression “available surplus” has the same meaning as it has in sections 5 and 6 of the Amending Act; the expression “nursing organisation” means an institution or organisation which has for its sole or principal object the nursing of and providing of nurses for poor persons suffering from physical diseases or injuries or women in childbirth. Payment of share of available surplus to nursing organisations. 2.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 6 of the Amending Act, one-twenty-fifth part of the portion of every available surplus paid to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health under that section shall be paid or applied by the said Minister in such manner as he shall think proper to or for the benefit of such nursing organisations as he shall think fit. (2) Where the Minister for Local Government and Public Health pays under this section any money out of an available surplus to a nursing organisation, he may require as a condition of such payment that such money shall be applied by such organisation only for or in relation to the promotion of its objects in particular areas specified by the said Minister. Short title, citation, and duration. 3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Public Charitable Hospitals (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1931. (2) For the purposes of collective citation the expression “the Public Charitable Hospitals Acts, 1930 and 1931”, shall include this Act. (3) This Act shall remain in force for so long as the Principal Act continues in force and no longer. 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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