Transport (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1971

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Number 14 of 1971


TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1971


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Expenses.

4.

Repeals.

PART II

Dissolution of County Donegal Railways Joint Committee and of Strabane and Letterkenny Railway Company

5.

Definitions for Part II.

6.

Appointment of transfer date.

7.

Confirmation of Agreement of 1967 between British Railways Board and the Board.

8.

Transfer to Board of assets of Joint Committee and Strabane Company.

9.

Liabilities and contracts of Joint Committee and Strabane Company.

10.

Exemption of Board from certain obligations.

11.

Transfer of officers and servants of Joint Committee.

12.

Dissolution of Joint Committee.

13.

Dissolution of Strabane Company.

14.

Compensation of holders of certain shares in Strabane Company.

15.

Consequential provisions regarding compensation under section 14.

16.

Payment of money out of Central Fund.

17.

Continuance of certain notices.

18.

Provisions in relation to income tax.

19.

Exemption from stamp duty.

20.

Existing bye-laws, rules and regulations.

PART III

Miscellaneous Provisions

21.

Definitions for Part III.

22.

Orders in relation to certain level crossings.

23.

Cost of works required by orders under section 22.

24.

Amendment of section 9 (1) of Act of 1958.

25.

Penalty for failure to shut gates at certain level crossings.

26.

Cesser of liability of Board or Fishguard Company to maintain certain road surfaces.

27.

Transfer of certain liability of Board to Westmeath County Council.

28.

Arbitration regarding compensation under section 26 or 27.

29.

Medical examinations for locomotive driving.

30.

Reference of certain disputes to Circuit Court.

31.

Extension, modification and amendment of Waterford and Limerick Railway (Deviations) Act, 1851.

32.

Continuance of superannuation benefits for persons transferred from the Board to the Company.

33.

Application of sections 16 and 34 of Act of 1950 to the Company.

34.

Restriction on alteration of memorandum and articles of association of the Company.

35.

Provisions relating to C.I.E. Tours International Incorporated.

36.

Amendment of section 22 of Regulation of Railways Act, 1868.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Repeals

SECOND SCHEDULE

Agreement Between British Railways Board And Córas Iompair Éireann


Acts Referred to

Strabane Raphoe and Convoy Railway Act, 1903

1903, c. cclx

Strabane Raphoe and Convoy Railway (Extension to Letterkenny) Act, 1904

1904, c. cci

Great Northern (Ireland) and Midland Railways Act, 1906

1906, c. clxxxiii

Redundancy Payments Act, 1967

1967, No. 21

Trustee Act, 1893

1893, c. 53

Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

1845, c. 18

Finance Act, 1895

1895, c. 16

Transport Act, 1950

1950, No. 12

Railways Act, 1924

1924, No. 29

Transport Act, 1950

1950, No. 12

Transport Act, 1958

1958, No. 19

Road Traffic Act, 1961

1961, No. 24

Railways Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845

1845, c. 20

Railways Clauses Act, 1863

1863, c. 92

Railways (Existing Officers and Servants) Act, 1926

1926, No. 25

Waterford and Limerick Railway (Deviations) Act, 1851

1851, c. cx

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

Regulation of Railways Act, 1868

1868, c. 119

Transport Act, 1966

1966, No. 26

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Number 14 of 1971


TRANSPORT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1971


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL RAILWAYS JOINT COMMITTEE AND OF THE STRABANE AND LETTERKENNY RAILWAY COMPANY AND FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THOSE UNDERTAKINGS TO CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN, AND TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION IN RELATION TO TRANSPORT. [10th July, 1971.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: