Slaughtered and Detained Animals (Compensation) Act, 1986

Advice to Minister regarding disposal of moneys remaining in compensation fund.

7.—(1) The National Executive shall, if required so to do by the Minister, as soon as may be, advise the Minister as to how any moneys shown by the account referred to in section 6 of this Act to remain in the compensation fund should be disposed of.

(2) (a) If the Minister accepts advice given to him by the National Executive under this section, he shall direct the Trustees to dispose of the moneys referred to in subsection (1) of this section in accordance with that advice.

(b) In case the Minister either—

(i) does not accept advice given to him by the National Executive under this section, or

(ii) does not request the National Executive to give such advice,

the moneys referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be disposed of by the Trustees in such manner as the Minister shall direct.

(3) The Trustees shall comply with the direction given by the Minister under this section and neither anything in the Slaughtered and Detained Animals (Compensation) Acts, 1928 to 1938, nor any rule of law shall be construed as operating to prevent the Trustees' compliance with the direction.