Shannon Fisheries Act, 1935

PART IV.

Miscellaneous and General.

Advances by the Minister for Finance.

13.—(1) The Minister for Finance may (subject to the provisions of this section) advance out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof to the Board, as and when requested so to do by the Board, all such sums as the Minister shall from time to time certify to be reasonably and properly required by the Board for any purpose arising in the performance of its functions under this Act.

(2) All advances made to the Board under this section shall, for the purposes of section 1 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1934 (No. 6 of 1934), but for no other purpose, be deemed to be advances made under section 3 of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act, 1931 (No. 32 of 1931), and the said section 1 shall apply accordingly.

(3) Sub-sections (4) and (5) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 shall apply in relation to advances made to the Board under this section as if such advances were made under the said section 12.

(4) All advances made to the Board under this section shall, for the purposes of sections 13, 14 and 16 of the Act of 1927 as amended by any subsequent enactment, be deemed to be made under that Act, and those sections as so amended shall apply in respect of such advances accordingly.

(5) All moneys payable by the Board to the Minister for Finance under or by virtue of this section shall, in so far as such moneys relate to advances made under this section for the purposes of Part II of this Act, be defrayed out of the income of the Board derived from the performance of its functions under the Act of 1927, and, in so far as such moneys relate to advances made under this section for the purposes of Part III of this Act, be defrayed out of the income of the Board derived from the performance of the duties in relation to the Shannon fisheries imposed on the Board by the said Part III.