Health Act, 1953

Balrothery and Rathdown Boards of Assistance.

46.—(1) The Minister may by order authorise the Balrothery Board of Assistance or the Rathdown Board of Assistance to perform any functions of the council of the county of Dublin under the Principal Act or this Act and, for that purpose, may apply to such board any provisions of the Principal Act or this Act or of any regulations thereunder and may so apply such provisions with any specified modifications or limitations.

(2) An order under this section applying to a board the provisions of section 103 of the Principal Act shall not be made save with the consent of the Minister for Local Government.

(3) Where the provisions of section 103 of the Principal Act apply by virtue of an order under this section to a board, the amount standing at any particular time borrowed by the board under the Principal Act shall not exceed one-fourth of the total amount of the valuations appearing in the valuation lists in force at that time under the Valuation Acts in the functional area of the board.