Arterial Drainage (Minor Schemes) Act, 1928

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State contribution to the cost of drainage scheme.

14.—(1) At such time or times during the carrying out of a drainage scheme or within three months after the completion of such carrying out has been certified under this Act as the Minister for Finance shall direct there shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such sum (in this Act referred to as the State grant) in respect of such drainage scheme as the Minister for Finance shall sanction not exceeding whichever of the following amounts shall be the lesser, that is to say, one-fourth of the total cost of carrying out such drainage scheme or the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds.

(2) Where a drainage scheme is carried out by one county council the State grant in respect of such scheme shall be paid to such council and where a drainage scheme is carried out by a joint committee the State grant in respect of such scheme shall be paid to the county councils by whom such joint committee is appointed in shares proportionate to the total amounts of the drainage assessments of lands in their respective counties.

(3) All moneys received by a county council on foot of the State grant in respect of a drainage scheme shall be applied by such council as a repayment so far as such moneys will extend of the moneys provided by such council to meet the expenses incurred in carrying out such scheme.