Liffey Reservoir Act, 1936

The Scheduled Agreement.

3.—(1) The Agreement (in this Act referred to as the Scheduled Agreement) made on the 18th day of June. 1936. between the Corporation of the one part and the Board of the other part (a copy whereof is set out in the Schedule to this Act) is hereby confirmed, and accordingly it shall be lawful for the Corporation and the Board respectively to carry out the said Agreement and to perform and fulfil the obligations thereby imposed on them respectively.

(2) Whenever the Board and the Corporation are agreed that the height of a low water level as stated in paragraph 6 of the Scheduled Agreement or fixed by an order made by the Minister under this sub-section should be varied in any manner and the Minister is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it is reasonable that such variation should be made, it shall be lawful for the Minister by order to vary such low water level in accordance with such agreement as from such date (not being prior to the date of such order) as shall be specified in that behalf in such order.

(3) Whenever the Minister makes an order under the next preceding sub-section of this section, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—

(a) the height of the low water level to which such order relates shall (unless and until it is further varied under this section) be varied in accordance with such order, and

(b) the Scheduled Agreement shall operate and have effect with and subject to such variation, and

(c) all the provisions of the Scheduled Agreement in relation to such low water level (except the statement of the height thereof) shall continue to apply and have effect in relation to such low water level notwithstanding such variation in the height thereof.