Barrow Drainage Act, 1933
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Advances by Minister to Barrow Drainage Board. |
4.—(1) If, at any time or times before the expiration of the first local financial year next after the 31st day of March following the date of the final award, the Commissioners are of opinion that the Barrow Drainage Board requires for the maintenance of the drainage works during the period between the date of the final award and the expiration of such local financial year any moneys in addition to the sum which the Barrow Drainage Board is entitled to receive in such local financial year under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, or in addition to such sum and any moneys previously advanced under this section, the Commissioners may certify to the Minister that a specified amount is so required by the Barrow Drainage Board. | |
(2) The Minister for Finance, on receipt of any certificate under the foregoing sub-section may, out of moneys to be provided by the Oireachtas, make an advance in accordance with this section of an amount not exceeding the amount specified in such certificate. | ||
(3) The aggregate of the advances which may be made under this section shall not exceed the sum of three thousand two hundred and fifty pounds and the Minister shall make no advance which would cause such aggregate to exceed that sum. | ||
(4) All moneys advanced under this section shall be refunded to the Minister for Finance and for the purpose of the refunding of such moneys the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:— | ||
(a) the Minister for Finance may make such deductions as he may think fit from all or any of the payments which may become due by him to the Barrow Drainage Board under sub-section (3) of section 19 of the Principal Act; | ||
(b) if after the making of the last payment which may become due by the Minister for Finance to the Barrow Drainage Board under sub-section (3) of section 19 of the Principal Act all sums advanced by the said Minister under this section have not been refunded the balance (in this section referred to as the outstandingbalance) shall until repaid by the Barrow Drainage Board become and be a charge on all moneys thereafter received by the Barrow Drainage Board; | ||
(c) the Minister for Finance may direct the Barrow Drainage Board to repay the outstanding balance (if any) in either of the following ways, that is to say:— | ||
(i) in one sum in any specified local financial year; or | ||
(ii) in instalments of specified amounts in specified local financial years; | ||
and if the Minister directs the repayment of the outstanding balance in either of such ways the Barrow Drainage Board shall repay such outstanding balance in the way directed by the Minister; | ||
(d) if the Barrow Drainage Board becomes liable under the foregoing paragraph to make any payment to the Minister for Finance in any local financial year, the making of such payment shall be deemed to be part of the cost of the maintenance of the drainage works for that local financial year within the meaning of section 21 of the Principal Act and that section shall apply and have effect accordingly. |