Transport Act, 1958

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Number 19 of 1958.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1958.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General.

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Definitions.
3.	Saving for rights of Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.
4.	Laying of orders before Houses of the Oireachtas.
5.	Expenses.
6.	Repeals.

General Powers and Duties of Board.

7.	General duties of the Board.
8.	Terms and conditions of carriage.
9.	Level crossings.

Finance.

10.	Grants to Board.
11.	C.I.E. 3% Transport Stock, 1955-60, to be a Government loan.
12.	Release of Board from liability to repay advances of £5,623,400 for transport stock interest and temporary borrowing.
13.	Repayable advances of £1,000,000 for capital expenditure to be treated as non-repayable grant.
14.	Compensation of employees whose services are dispensed with or conditions worsened.
15.	Grants in respect of compensation.
16.	Restriction of existing compensation provisions.
17.	Returns in relation to compensation.
18.	Amendment of section 44 of Act of 1950.

Cesser of Train Services and Closing of Railways and Canals.

19.	Termination of train services.
20.	Abandonment of railway lines of Board.
21.	Abandonment of railway lines of other railway companies.
22.	Sale of land of abandoned railway line to public body.
23.	Closing of canal.

Road Transport.

24.	Exemption of Board from requirement of passenger licences.
25.	Restriction on initiation and alteration of passenger road services.
26.	Relief from obligation to carry vehicle plate.
27.	Carriage of livestock for neighbouring farmers.
28.	Illegal haulage: second and subsequent offences.
29.	Importation of unladen lorries and tractors.

Enactments Repealed

Compensation of Certain officers and servants of the Board whose services are dispensed with

Acts Referred to
Transport Act, 1950	1950, No. 12.
Transport Act, 1955	1955, No. 25.
Railways' Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845	1845, c. 20.
Railways Clauses Act, 1863	1863, c. 92.
Government Loans (Conversion) Act, 1951	1951, No. 12.
Central Fund Act, 1957	1957, No. 2.
Appropriation Act, 1957	1957, No. 15.
Road Transport Act, 1932	1932, No. 2.
Road Transport Act, 1933	1933, No. 8.
Railways Act, 1933	1933, No. 9.
Transport Act, 1944	1944, No. 21.
Local Government Act, 1941	1941, No. 23.
Regulation of Railways Act, 1873	1873, c. 48.
Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952	1952, No. 24.
Probation of Offenders Act, 1907	1907, c. 17.
Road Transport Act, 1935	1935, No. 23.

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Number 19 of 1958.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1958.

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO TRANSPORT. [16th July, 1958.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—