Sinn Fein Funds Act, 1947

Staying and dismissal of pending action, payment of costs of parties thereto and restriction on further proceedings.

10.—(1) On the passing of this Act, all further proceedings in the pending action shall, by virtue of this section, be stayed.

(2) The High Court shall, if an application in that behalf is made ex-parte by or on behalf of the Attorney General, make an order dismissing the pending action without costs.

(3) (a) The Board shall, after the pending action has been dismissed, pay to—

(i) Charles Stewart Wyse Power, party thereto, his costs of and incident to the pending action, as between solicitor and client, when taxed and ascertained, and all other costs properly incurred by him as a trustee and incident to the Court funds and the moneys on deposit in the Bank, when taxed and ascertained,

(ii) the said Charles Stewart Wyse Power, as personal representative of the late Jennie Wyse Power, all costs properlý incurred by her as a trustee and incident to the Court funds and the moneys on deposit in the Bank, when taxed and ascertained,

(iii) the other parties thereto, their respective costs of and incident to the pending action, as between party and party, when taxed and ascertained.

(b) The costs to be paid in pursuance of paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not include any costs incurred after the 11th day of March, 1947, other than costs of taxation.

(4) From and after the passing of this Act, no action or other proceeding shall, save as provided by this section or section 11 of this Act, be brought or instituted in respect of the Court funds or the moneys on deposit in the Bank.