Liffey Reservoir Act, 1936

PART II.

Advances to the Board.

Advances under the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931.

5.—(1) Section 1 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1934 (No. 6 of 1934), is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the total amount of the sums advanced to the Board under section 3 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931 (No. 32 of 1931), shall not exceed the sum of six million, two hundred and fifty nine thousand pounds.

(2) The reference in sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Shannon Fisheries Act, 1935 (No. 4 of 1935), to section 1 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1934 (No. 6 of 1934), shall be construed as a reference to the foregoing sub-section of this section, and the said sub-section (2) shall have effect accordingly.

(3) The execution of the Liffey undertaking, the performance by the Board of the obligations imposed on it by the Scheduled Agreement, the generation and transmission of electricity by the Board under this Act, and the construction of works by the Board under this Act shall be purposes arising in the performance of the functions of the Board under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1930, within the meaning of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931 (No. 32 of 1931), and that section, as amended by subsequent enactments, shall be construed and have effect accordingly.