Electricity (Supply) Act, 1927

PART III.

Local Authorities.

Expenses of local authorities.

71.—(1) Any expenses incurred under this Act by a local authority which is an authorised undertaker and not otherwise provided for may, with the consent of the Board given after consultation with the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, be defrayed—

(a) in the case of an urban sanitary authority out of the rate applicable to the general purposes of the Public Health (Ireland) Acts or any other fund or rate applicable to lighting under any Local Act, and

(b) in the case of a rural district council, board of public health, or board of health and public assistance as special expenses under the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 and shall be deemed to be special expenses within the meaning of section 232 of the said Act.

(2) Every sum advanced under this Act to a local authority by the Board out of the funds at its disposal shall be advanced on the credit of the fund or rate out of which such local authority is authorised to defray expenses incurred under this Act, and for the purpose of securing the repayment of any such sum and the interest payable thereon such local authority may mortgage to the Board the said fund or rate.

(3) Every sum advanced under this Act to a local authority by the Board shall be repaid to the Board within the time and in the manner prescribed by regulations made under this Act by the Board after consultation with the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.