S.I. No. 356/1982 - Harbour Authorities (Allowances To Members) Rules, 1982.

S.I. No. 356 of 1982.

HARBOUR AUTHORITIES (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) RULES, 1982.

I, JOHN P. WILSON, Minister for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (7) of the Harbours Act, 1947 (No. 34 of 1947), and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 ( S.I. No. 125 of 1959 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Title of Minister and Name of Department) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 11 of 1980 ), hereby make the following rules:—

1. These Rules may be cited as the Harbour Authorities (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1982.

2. The allowance to be paid under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of section 9 (7) of the Harbours Act, 1947 (No. 34 of 1947), to a member of a harbour authority in respect of absence from his official residence by reason of attendance at a meeting or meetings to which either such paragraph relates shall not exceed—

( a ) with effect as on and from the 1st day of September, 1980—

(i) £7.10 in respect of a continuous period of less than seven hours and not less than three hours, and

(ii) £9.80 in respect of a continuous period of not less than seven hours,

and

( b ) with effect as on and from the 1st day of September, 1981—

(i) £7.80 in respect of a continuous period of less than seven hours and not less than three hours, and

(ii) £10.80 in respect of a continuous period of not less than seven hours.

3. The form set out in the Schedule hereto is the form to be used in respect of applications under these Rules.

4. The Harbour Authorities (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1980 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1980 ), are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

(Harbour Authority)

Application for allowances under section 9 (7) of the Harbours Act, 1947 .

____________________________

I hereby apply for allowances amounting to £__________________________________________

under Section 9 (7) of the Harbours Act, 1947 , for attendance at the meetings specified hereunder during the month of __________________________*

Date of Meeting	Time of Meeting	Duration of Meeting	Time of Departure from Residence	Time of Return to Residence	Period of Continuous absence	Amount claimed






					Total amount claimed

I declare that the foregoing statement is to the best of my knowledge and belief true and correct and that I am not eligible for an allowance under section 67 (7) of the Local Government Act, 1946 , in respect of attendance at a local authority meeting on any of the dates in the statement.

		Signed
		Official Residence
Date _______________

For completion by General Manager or Secretary.

Payment of £ ___________ authorised by resolution of the Harbour Authority dated______________________________________________________________
	Signed
	Date

* A seperate claim is to be furnished in respect of each month.

Note: A member of a harbour authority who is a member of a local authority should furnish each claim in duplicate.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of December, 1982.

JOHN P. WILSON,

Minister for Transport

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these rules is to provide for increases in the allowances which a Harbour Authority may pay to its members in respect of attendance at meetings of the authority.