Irish Loans Act, 1880

Explanation of s. 14 of 43 & 44 Vict. c. 14. as to loans to Harbour Commissioners.

3. For the purpose of enabling a loan to be made under the said section thirteen to Harbour Commissioners, a guarantee may be granted under section fourteen of the Relief of Distress (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1880, and that Act shall have effect as if Harbour Commissioners were mentioned in section fourteen thereof after trustees of any canal or river navigation.

Provided that the presentment sessions held next after every spring assizes for the county of Wicklow, in and for each barony of that county, guaranteeing any loan under the Relief of Distress (Ireland) Amendment Act, 1880, for making, maintaining, or improving the Harbour of Wicklow, pursuant to the Acts in that behalf, may, until such loan shall be repaid, elect one justice, by ballot, from among the justices, and one cesspayer, by ballot, from among the associated cesspayers constituting such sessions, and every justice and cesspayer so elected shall, until the end of the presentment sessions held in and for the same barony next after the then ensuing spring assizes for the said county, be associated with and become a commissioner as if appointed pursuant to the said Acts for the purposes, and with the same estate, rights, powers, privileges, and authorities, as if so appointed; and until such loan shall be repaid the number of commissioners for the purposes of the said Acts shall not be restricted to twelve: Provided, that if during his year of office such justice or cesspayer shall die, resign, or be incapable of acting as such commissioner, then and so often the other commissioners shall, from amongst the justices or associated cesspayers, as the case may be, who constituted the then last presentment sessions in and for such barony, appoint by ballot some other justice or cesspayer as a new commissioner in the place of such deceased, resigned, or incapable commissioner, all whose estate, rights, powers, privileges, and authorities as such commissioner shall vest in such new commissioner on his appointment as aforesaid.