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Contribution by Minister for Transport and Power towards cost of connection of certain premises to electricity supply.
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2.—(1) This section applies to premises—
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(a) in respect of which terms for connection to the electricity supply were quoted by the Board under the State-subsidised programme for the electrification of rural areas but which have not been connected to the electricity supply,
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(b) in respect of which the capital cost of such connection at the date of such quotation exceeded £700, and
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(c) in respect of which the terms quoted for such connection by the Board included a capital contribution by the owner or occupier of the premises.
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(2) The Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, make a contribution towards the cost of connection to the electricity supply of premises to which this section applies.
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(3) The amount of a contribution under this section in respect of particular premises shall be equal to that portion (as certified by the Board) of the capital cost of connection exceeding £700 which, apart from any legal remedy, could not be retrieved by the Board in the event of the electricity supply and installations connected therewith being so withdrawn from the premises as if it had never been decided to connect the premises to the electricity supply.
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(4) The aggregate amount of contributions under this section shall not exceed £300,000.
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(5) Where a contribution has been made under this section in respect of particular premises, the Board shall provide electricity supply to those premises on the terms which would apply, under the State -subsidised programme for the electrification of rural areas, to premises the capital cost of connection of which to the electricity supply was £700.
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