S.I. No. 165/1969 - Fines and Penalties (Disposal) Order, 1969.

S.I. No. 165 of 1969.

FINES AND PENALTIES (DISPOSAL) ORDER, 1969.

I, MICHEÁL Ó MÓRÁIN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 51 of the Court Officers Act, 1926 (No. 27 of 1926), and with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Fines and Penalties (Disposal) Order, 1969.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. (1) Every fine imposed in respect of an offence under—

(a) the Local Government (No. 2) Act, 1960 (No. 40 of 1960),

(b) the Derelict Sites Act, 1961 (No. 3 of 1961),

(c) the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (No. 28 of 1963), or

(d) the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966),

which is prosecuted by a body to which this Order applies shall, in lieu of being paid into the Exchequer, be paid to the body.

(2) In this Article " body to which this Order applies " means—

(a) the council of a county,

(b) the corporation of a county or other borough,

(c) the council of an urban district, and

(d) the commissioners of a town.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of August, 1969.

MICHEÁL Ó MÓRÁIN,

Minister for Justice.

The Minister for Finance hereby concurs in the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 20th day of August, 1969.

CHARLES J. HAUGHEY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for the disposal of fines imposed under the Acts mentioned.