Turf (Use and Development) Act, 1936

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Number 23 of 1936.


TURF (USE AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1936.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Definitions.

2.

Approved sources for the purposes of this Act.

3.

Place of business of a coal retailer.

4.

Appointed areas.

5.

Suspension of appointed area order.

6.

Provisions consequential on cesser to be an appointed area.

7.

Registers of coal retailers.

8.

Applications for and right to registration in a register.

9.

Amendment of registers.

10.

Cancellation of registration.

11.

Issue and display of registration certificates.

12.

Prohibition of coal retailing by unregistered persons.

13.

Prohibition of purchase of coal from unregistered coal retailer.

14.

Compulsory purchase of turf.

15.

Regulations prescribing the prescribed quantity of turf.

16.

Obligation to supply turf obtained from an approved source.

17.

Power to compel coal retailer to obtain turf.

18.

Exemptions from compulsory purchase of turf.

19.

Exemption in respect of turf purchased from the Board.

20.

Application of this Act to sales of two hundred-weights or less of coal.

21.

Power of the Minister to purchase land from the Irish Land Commission for the Board.

22.

General power of the Minister to purchase land for the Board.

23.

Records to be kept by registered coal retailers.

24.

Returns to be made by registered coal retailers.

25.

Power to require returns from unregistered coal retailers.

26.

Publication of registers, returns, and statistics.

27.

Custody of and evidence of con tents of registers.

28.

Powers of inspection and examination.

29.

Inspectors' certificates of appointment.

30.

Attestation and service of notices.

31.

Regulations.

32.

Expenses.

33.

Collection and disposal of fees.

34.

Short title.

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Number 23 of 1936.


TURF (USE AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1936.


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR PROMOTING THE MORE EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF TURF FOR DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES, AND TO MAKE PROVISION FOR DIVERS MATTERS ANCILLARY TO OR CONNECTED WITH SUCH PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING CONFERRING ON THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE POWERS TO ACQUIRE LAND AND CONSTRUCT TRANSPORT WORKS AND CONFERRING ON THE TURF DEVELOPMENT BOARD, LIMITED, POWERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [29th June, 1936.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—