Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925

Expenses of amalgamated force to be paid by the Oireachtas.

15.—(1) Save as is otherwise provided by this Act, all the costs, charges, and expenses incurred in respect of the amalgamated force under this Act or otherwise in the execution of this Act shall, to such amount as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the liability of any council, committee, or other body under any of the enactments specifically mentioned in the Fifth Schedule to this Act as amended or adapted by or under any subsequent Act (including this Act), for the several expenses respectively mentioned in the said enactments as so amended or adapted.

(3) All such expenses as are mentioned in the foregoing sub-section which have after the 6th day of December, 1921, and before the commencement of this Act been advanced out of public funds and have not at the commencement of this Act been repaid by the council, committee, or body liable for the same under the enactments mentioned in the foregoing sub-section, and all such expenses as aforesaid which shall after the passing of this Act be advanced out of public funds, shall be repaid by the council, committee, or other body liable for the same under the enactments aforesaid to the public officer to whom is for the time being assigned by the Minister for Finance the duty of preparing the appropriation account in relation to the amalgamated force upon presentation to such council, committee, or other body by such public officer of certified quarterly accounts, duly vouched, of such expenses.