Dublin Fever Hospital Act, 1936

Borrowing by the hospital board.

32.—(1) The hospital board may, with the sanction of the Minister, for the purpose of defraying any expenses incurred or to be incurred by it under this Act in the execution of any permanent works or any works the cost of which ought in the opinion of the Minister to be spread over a number of years or for the purpose of discharging any loans contracted by it under this sub-section for the payment of expenses incurred in the execution of any such works, borrow or re-borrow, and take up at interest any sums of money necessary for defraying such first-mentioned expenses or for discharging any such loans, and may borrow or re-borrow such sums on the security of the Dublin Fever Hospital Fund, and may, for the purpose of securing the repayment of the sums borrowed and interest thereon, mortgage that fund.

(2) Section 238 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 , as amended by any subsequent enactments, shall apply and have effect in relation to the exercise of the powers of borrowing conferred on the hospital board by the immediately preceding sub-section with and subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—

(a) references to the sanitary authority shall be construed as references to the hospital board,

(b) sub-sections (2) and (3) of the said section 238 shall not apply.

(3) The hospital board shall have the powers of borrowing conferred on a local authority by section 3 of the Local Authorities (Financial Provisions) Act, 1921 , as amended by section 3 of the Local Government (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1924 (No. 13 of 1924.)