Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1939
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Repayment by local authorities of State grants in respect of acquisition of land. |
19.—(1) Where the Minister is satisfied that any land or right, which has been acquired by a local authority for the purposes of this Part of this Act, ceases to be required for such purposes, he may serve upon such local authority a notice that he is so satisfied, and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:— | |
(a) if such local authority sells, within six months after the service of such notice, such land or right, such local authority shall on demand pay to the Minister a sum which bears to the net proceeds of such sale the same proportion as the amount of the grant made to such local authority by the Minister under section 35 of this Act in respect of the acquisition of such land or right bears to the compensation or price paid by such local authority in respect of such acquisition; | ||
(b) if such local authority does not so sell such land or right, such local authority shall on demand pay to the Minister such sum (not exceeding the amount of the said grant) as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, thinks fit. | ||
(2) Any moneys payable to the Minister under this section shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction. | ||
(3) Any moneys paid to the Minister under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct. | ||
Public Air-raid Shelters. |