Statutory Undertakings (Continuance of Charges) Act, 1923

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Number 3.


STATUTORY UNDERTAKINGS (CONTINUANCE OF CHARGES) ACT, 1923.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Continuance of Orders in First Schedule.

2.

Continuance of Orders in Second Schedule.

3.

Canal Undertakings in Third Schedule may continue to charge certain rates, tolls, etc.

4.

Definition of “Minister”.

5.

Short Title and Duration.

FIRST SCHEDULE

SECOND SCHEDULE

THIRD SCHEDULE

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Number 3.


STATUTORY UNDERTAKINGS (CONTINUANCE OF CHARGES) ACT, 1923.


AN ACT TO AUTHORISE CERTAIN STATUTORY UNDERTAKINGS IN SAORSTAT EIREANN TO CONTINUE TEMPORARILY THE INCREASES AUTHORISED UNDER RECENT STATUTES IN THE STATUTORY CHARGES MADE BY SUCH UNDERTAKINGS RESPECTIVELY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES CONNECTED THEREWITH. [16th February, 1923.]

WHEREAS by the Statutory Undertakings (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1918, as amended by the Tramways (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920, the statutory provisions regulating the charges to be made by certain tramway and other statutory undertakings were temporarily modified so as to authorise the increase of those charges:

AND WHEREAS by the Harbours, Docks and Piers (Temporary Increase of Charges) Act, 1920, the statutory provisions regulating the charges to be made by harbour, dock and pier undertakings were similarly modified so as to authorise a similar increase of those charges:

AND WHEREAS Orders have from time to time been made under the several Acts aforesaid authorising certain Statutory undertakings in Saorstát Eireann to increase the charges which they are by statute respectively authorised to make but all such Orders and the increase thereby authorised will, expire on or shortly after the 15th day of February, 1923, unless continued by the Oireachtas:

AND WHEREAS certain Canal Undertakings in Saorstát Eireann are authorised by the Minister of Transport under the Ministry of Transport Act, 1919, to increase their charges within certain limits but such authorisation will expire on or shortly after the 15th day of February, 1923, unless continued by the Oireachtas:

AND WHEREAS the circumstances which rendered the several Orders and Authorisations aforesaid necessary and proper still continue to exist and it is therefore necessary and proper that the several Orders and Authorisations aforesaid should be continued by the Oireachtas:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTAT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—