Local, Government (Superannuation) Act, 1948

PART IV.

Miscellaneous.

Local authority by whom payment is to be made.

64.—(1) Where—

(a) a lump sum, allowance or gratuity is granted under this Act by a local authority, or

(b) contributions are returned under this Act by a local authority, or

(c) a local authority are required by this Act to make a refund,

the lump sum, allowance, gratuity, contribution or refund shall be paid—

(i) in case such local authority are a vocational education committee—by the local authority who pay under the Vocational Education Act, 1930 (No. 29 of 1930), the annual local contribution to the expenses of the committee,

(ii) in case such local authority are a committee of agriculture for a county—by the council of that county,

(iii) in case such local authority are a committee of a single local authority—by that single local authority,

(iv) in any other case—by such local authority.

(2) Where under this Act a local authority are required to refund any portion of a payment mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, the refund shall be made to the local authority by whom the payment was made under that subsection.

(3) A payment made by a local authority pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of this section shall not be reckoned for the purpose of any limitation on the amount of any annual local contribution payable by the local authority under the Vocational Education Act, 1930 (No. 29 of 1930), as amended by any subsequent enactment.

(4) There shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to a local authority paying any lump sum, allowance or gratuity granted under this Act by a vocational education committee, in aid of the rate or fund out of which the lump sum, allowance or gratuity is paid, one-half of every payment made by the local authority in respect of the lump sum, allowance or gratuity.