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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1979

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This law amends previous electricity supply acts, primarily by increasing the total expenditure limit for the Electricity Supply Board and allowing it to offer new services for reward.

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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1979 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 1979 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1979 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1979 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 2 of 1979 ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1979 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Amendment of section 2 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954. 2. Provision of certain services and training by Board. 3. Short title, collective citation and construction. Number 2 of 1979 ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1979 AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE ELECTRICITY (SUPPLY) ACTS, 1927 TO 1976. [21st February, 1979] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Amendment of section 2 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954. 1.— Section 2 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954 (as amended by the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1974 ), is hereby amended 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 £1,200,000,000.”. Provision of certain services and training by Board. 2.—(1) The Board may, alone or with other persons, provide for reward, in or outside the State— (a) consultancy services and advisory services, and (b) training for persons, and shall have all such powers as may be necessary for those purposes. (2) The services referred to in subsection (1) of this section are in addition to consultancy services and advisory services provided by the Board for users of electricity, goods and apparatus, supplied by the Board, and the training referred to in that subsection is in addition to training provided by the Board for persons employed by it. (3) Charges made by the Board under this section shall be such that the revenue derived by the Board from the provision of services and training under this section shall not be less than the expenditure incurred by the Board in relation to such provision. (4) In this section “the Board” means the Electricity Supply Board. Short title, collective citation and construction. 3.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1979. (2) The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1976, and this Act may be cited together as the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1979. (3) The Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1976, and this Act shall be construed together as one Act. Acts Referred to Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1976 Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1954 1954, No. 17. Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1974 1974, No. 19. 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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