S.I. No. 243/1952 - Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 (Amendment) Order, 1952.

S.I. No. 243 of 1952.

TRANSPORT ACT, 1944 (ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM RAILWAY CHARGES OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND)) ORDER, 1951 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1952.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 89 of the Transport Act, 1944 (No. 21 of 1944), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 (Amendment) Order, 1952,

2. The Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1951 ), is hereby amended as indicated in the Schedule hereto with effect on and from the 25th day of August, 1952.

SCHEDULE

The Schedule to the Transport Act, 1944 (Alteration of Maximum Railway Charges of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland)) Order, 1951 to be altered as follows :

(1) In Part I substitute—

for the words "thirty-one" the words " thirty-seven and a half"

for the words "thirty-seven" the words "forty-four,"

for the word "forty" the words "forty-seven,"

wherever they occur.

(2) In Part II—

Under the heading:

(i) Charges for the conveyance of Passengers,

substitute—

for the figures 3.289d. the figures 3.453d.

for the figures 2·633d. the figures 2·765d.

for the figures 2·339d. the figures 2·456d.

for the figures 1·755d. the figures 1·843d.

Under the heading:

(ii) Scale of charges for the conveyance of Workmen between such points and hours as Workmen's Tickets are from time to time issued,

substitute—

for the figures 4·1d. the figures 4·3d.

for the figures 4·7d. the figures 4·9d.

for the figures 5·4d. the figures 5·7d.

for the figures 6·1d. the figures 6·4d.

for the figures 7·4d. the figures 7·8d.

for the figures 8·1d. the figures 8·5d.

for the figure ·7d. the figures ·735d.

wherever they occur.

Under the headings :

(iv) Scale of charges for the carriage of horses in horse-boxes by Passenger Train or other similar service,

and

(v) Scale of charges for the carriage of animal drawn vehicles by Passenger Train or other similar service,

the charges shown to be increased by five per cent, fractions of one penny if less than one-half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

Under the heading :

(vi) Scale of charges for the carriage of Dogs (accompanied) by Passenger Train,

substitute—

for the figures 3s. 5d. the figures 3s. 6d. for the figures 4s. 2d. the figures 4s. 5d.

and add the following

Under the headings

(vii) Scale of charges for the carriage of Calves, Rams, Sheep, Goats, Lambs, Kids and Pigs in crates, by Passenger Train or other similar service,

(viii) Scale of charges for the carriage of Corpses without hearse by Passenger Train or other similar service,

(ix) Scale of Exceptional charges for the carriage at Owner's Risk on Tobacco and Cigarettes by Passenger Train or other similar service: Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells,

and

(x) Exceptional charge for the carriage at Owner's Risk of Laundry by Passenger Train or other similar service : Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells,

the charges shown to be increased by five per cent., fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

Under the heading:

(xi) Exceptional charges for the carriage at Owner's Risk of Bread in hampers and of returned empty bread hampers by Passenger Train or other similar service: Dublin with Navan, Ballybeg and Kells.

substitute—

for the figures 1s. 2d. the figures 1s. 5d.

Under the heading:

CHARGES FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS IN CLASS 3 OF THE STATUTORY RAILWAY CLASSIFICATION APPLICABLE TO THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY (IRELAND) BY MERCHANDISE TRAIN BETWEEN DUBLIN AND BALLYBEG, KELLS AND NAVAN,

the charges shown to be increased by five per cent., fractions of one penny if less than one half to be dropped and if one half or more to be charged as one penny.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of August, 1952.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.