saorst A t eireann .
BILLE UM RATAI AR THALAMH THALMHAIOCHTA (FAOISEAMH), 1936. RATES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND (RELIEF) BILL, 1936.
Mar do ritheadh ag Dail Eireann. As passed by Dail Eireann.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
Section. 1. Definitions.
2. Increase of the agricultural grant in the financial year 1936- 37.
3. Increase of the agricultural grant in the financial years 1937- 38 and 1938-39.
4. Application of the Principal Act to the agricultural grant for the financial years 1936-37, 1937-38, and 1938-39.
5. Modifications of the Principal Act in relation to the agricultural grant for the financial year 1936-37.
6. Modifications of the Principal Act in relation to the agricultural grant for the financial year 1937-38.
7. Modifications of the Principal Act in relation to the agricultural grant for the financial year 1938-39.
8. Short title and commencement.
SCHEDULE.
Allocation of agricultural grant in respect of the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936.
[No. 22a of 1936.] saorst A t EIREANN.
BILLE UM RATAI AR THALAMH THALMHAIOCHTA (FAOISEAMH), 1936. RATES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND (RELIEF) BILL, 1936. BILL entitled
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE FURTHER INCREASE OF THE AGRICULTURAL GRANT IN RESPECT OF THE THREE FINANCIAL YEARS BEGIN NING RESPECTIVELY ON THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, 10 1936, THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, 1937, AND THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, 1938, AND TO APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE RATES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND (RELIEF) (No. 2) ACT, 1935, WITH CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS, TO THE AGRICULTURAL GRANT IN RESPECT OF 15 EACH OF THOSE FINANCIAL YEARS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTAT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—
L/caiiitions 1.—(1) In this Act the expression “ the Principal Act ” means the Rates on Agricultural Land (Relief) (No. 2) Act, 1935 (No. 30 20 of 1935). (2) Every word or expression to which a particular meaning is given by sub-section (1) of section 1 of the Principal Act for the purpose's of that Act shall (save as is otherwise expressly provided by this Act) have in this Act the particular meaning so given to it. 25
Increase of the 2.—(1) In the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, agricultural 1936, the Minister for Finance shall make, out of moneys pro grant in the vided by the Oireachtas, a grant of three hundred and seventy financial vear 1936-37. thousand pounds by way of an increase (over and above the supplement ary grant under the Act of 192o and the additional 30 supplementary grant under the Act of 1931) of the agricultural grant referred to in section 48 of the Act of 1898, and such grant by the said Minister shall be deemed for the purposes of all enactments for the time being in force to form part of the said agricultural grant referred to in the said section 48 and, in 35 particular, shall be subject to the provisions of section 40 of the Irish Land Act, 1903. (2) Out of the agricultural grant in respect of the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936, there shall be paid to the council of each of the several counties in Saorstat Eireann 40 the sum stated in the second column of the Schedule to this Act opposite the name of the county where it appears in the first column of the said Schedule, and every sum so paid to a council shall be deemed to be the sum certified under section 48 of the __ Act of 1898 as payable to such council during the said financial year, and accordingly every enactment which applies to the sum so certified as payable to a council (whether so applying before or after the issue of such sum) shall, subject to the provisions of the Principal Act as applied by this Act, apply to the sum payable to such council in pursuance of this sub-section. 50 (3) The allocation in accordance with this Act of the agricultural grant in respect of the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April. 1936, shall constitute and be a complete 2 allocation of the said agricultural grant, and shall have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other Act.
3. (1) If moneys shall be provided by the Oireachtas for the Increase of the purposes of an increase under this section of the agricultural ^ant agricultural 5 -rP!Ct•?/.thc finailcial >’ear beginning on the 1st day of April. grant in the financial years i937 the Minister for Finance shall make in that financial year 1937- 38 and out ot the moneys so provided, a grant equal to the amount of 1938- 39. such moneys.
in (2) mo .neys sha11 be Provided by the Oireachtas for the pur poses of an increase under this section of the agricultural grant in respect of the financial yearbeginning on the 1st day of April, 1938 the Minister for Finance shall make in that financial year, out of the moneys so provided, a grant equal to the amount of such moneys.
(3) Every (if any) grant made by the Minister for Finance in lo pursuance of this section shall be so made by the said Minister by ''a' of an increase (over and above the supplementary grant under the Act of 1925 and the additional supplementary grant under the Act of 1931) of the agricultural grant referred to in section 48 of the Act oi 1898, and shall be deemed for the purposes of all enact- 20 ments for the time being in force to form part of the said agricul tural grant referred to in the said section 48 and, in particular, shall be subject to the provisions of section 40 of the Irish Land Act, 1903.
(4) If and whenever moneys shall be provided by the Oireachtas -5 tor the purposes of a grant by the Minister for Finance under this section, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say :_ (a) if the amount of the moneys so provided is three hundred and seventy thousand pounds, there shall be paid to the council of each of the several counties in Saorstat 30 Eireann, out of the agricultural grant for the increase of which such moneys are so provided, the sum stated in the second column of the Schedule to this Act opposite the name of the county where it appears in the first column of the said Schedule; 35 (b) if the amount of thc moneys so provided is either more than or less than three hundred and seventy thousand pounds, the Executive Council shall by order divide and allocate the agricultural grant for the increase of which such moneys are so provided amongst the several counties in Saorstat Eireann and there shall be paid to the council of each such county out of the said agri cultural grant the sum allocated by such order to such county. (5) Every sum paid under the next preceding sub-section of this 45 section to a council out of an agricultural grant shall be deemed to be the sum certified under section 48 of the Act of 1898 as payable to such council during the financial year in respect of which such agricultural grant is made and accordingly every enactment which applies to the sum so certified as payable to a council (whether so 50 applying before or after the issue of such sum) shall, subject to the provisions of the Principal Act as applied by this Act, apply to the sum payable to such council in pursuance of the said next preceding sub-section. (6) If and whenever the agricultural grant in respect of the 55 financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1937, or the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1938, is allocated under this Act, such allocation shall constitute and be a complete allocation of such agricultural grant and shall have effect notwith standing anything contained in any other Act.
•0 (7) Every order made by the Executive Council under this section shall be laid before Dail Eireann as soon as conveniently may be after it is made. 3 Application of 4.__ (1) The Principal Act (except sub-sections (1), (2) and the Principal (4) of section 4 thereof and the Second Schedule thereto) shall Act to the agri apply and have effect, with the modifications mentioned m this cultural grant for the financial Act, in relation to the agricultural grant in respect of the financial years 1936-37, year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936, in like mannci as 5 1937- 38, and it applied and had effect in relation to the agricultural jj1 1938- 39. respect of the financial year which began on the 1st day of April, 1935. (2) If moneys shall be provided by the Oireachtas for the increase under this Act of the agricultural grant in respect ot i0 the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1937, the Principal Act (except sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) ot section 4 thereof and the Second Schedule thereto) shall apply and have effect, with the modifications mentioned in this Act, in relation to the agricultural grant in respect of that financial year in like manner as it applied and had effect in relation to the agricultural grant in respect of the financial year which began on the 1st day of April, 1935. (3) If moneys shall be provided by the Oireachtas for the increase under this Act of the agricultural grant in respect of the 20 financial year beginning on the 1st day of April 1938, the Principal Act (except sub-sections (1), (2) and (4) ot section 4 thereof and the Second Schedule thereto) shall apply and have effect, with the modifications mentioned in this Act, m relation to the agricultural grant in respect of that financial year in i e 2o manner as it applied and had effect in relation to the agricultura grant in respect of the financial year which began on the 1st day of April, 1935.
Modifications of 5.—-For the purposes of the application (in pursuance of and the Principal to the extent provided by this Act) of the Principal Act in 3U Act in relation relation to the agricultural grant in respect of the financial year to the agricul beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936, but no further or other tural grant for the financial wise, the following modifications shall be made in the Principal year 1936-37. Act, that is to say:— (a) the expression “ the current financial year ” shall oe 35 construed throughout the Principal Act as meaning the said financial year beginning on the 1st day of Aprilj 1936, and (b) in the construction of the expression “ the agricultural grant ”, the grant which the Minister for Finance is 4 J required by this present Act to make in the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936, shall be substituted for the grant mentioned in paragraph ( ) of the definition of that expression contained in sub- section (1) of section 1 of the Principal Act, and 45 (c) in section 7— (i) the expression “ the qualifying period ” shall be construed as meaning the calendar year 1935, and (ii) in the definition of the expression “adult workman ” in sub-section (1), the 1st day 01 January, 1935, shall be substituted for the 1st day of January, 1934, and (iii) in sub-section (5), the 16th day of April, 1936, shall be substituted for the 25th day of April, 1930, ^ and {d) in section 9, the 1st day of April, 1936, shall be substi tuted for the 1st day of April, 1935, and ( eai to the agricul beginning on the 1st day of April, 1937, but no further or other tural grant for the financial wise, the following modifications shall be made in the Inncipa vear 1937-38. Act, that is to say (a) the expression “the current financial year” shall be construed throughout the Principal Act as meaning the said financial year beginning on the 1st day ot April, 1937, and 10 (b) in the construction of the expression “ the agricultural grant ”, the grant which the Minister for Finance is required by this present Act to make in the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1937, shall be 15 substituted for the grant mentioned in paragraph (d) of the definition of that expression contained in sub section (1) of section 1 of the Principal Act, and (c) in section 7— (i) the expression “ the qualifying period shall be 20 construed as meaning the calendar year 1936, anu (ii) in the definition of the expression “ adult workman in sub-section (1), the 1st day of January, 1936, shall be substituted for the 1st day of January, 1934, and (iii) in sub-section (5), the 31st day of March, 1937, shall be substituted for the 25th day of April, 1935, and (d) in section 9, the 1st day of April, 1937, shall be substituted for the 1st day of April, 1935, and (e) in paragraph (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 — 30 (i) the 31st day of October, 1937, shall be substituted for the 31st day of October, 1935, and (ii) the 1st day of February, 1938, shall be substituted for the 1st day of February, 1936.
Modifications of 7.—For the purposes of the application (in pursuance of and the Principal 35 to the extent provided by this Act) of the Principal Act in relation Act in relation to the agricultural grant in respect of the financial year beginning to the agricul on the 1st day of April, 1938, but no further or otherwise, the fol tural grant for lowing modifications shall be made in the Principal Act, that is the financial vear 1938-39. to say:— *0 (a) the expression “ the current financial year ” shall be con strued throughout the Principal Act as meaning the said financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1938, and (b) in the construction of the expression “ the agricultural 45 grant, ” the grant which the Minister for Finance is required by this present Act to make in the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1938, shall be substituted for the grant mentioned in paragraph (d) of the definition of that expression contained m sub 50 section (1) of section 1 of the Principal Act, and (c) in section 7— (i) the expression “ the qualifying period ” shall be construed as meaning the calendar year 1937, and (ii) in the definition of the expression “ adult workman ” 55 in sub-section (1), the 1st day of January, 1937, shall be substituted for the 1st day of January, 1934, and (iii) in sub-section (5), the 31st day of March, 1938, shall be substituted for the 25th day of April, 1935, and Short title and 8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Rates on Agricultural Land commencement. (Relief) Act, 1936. (2) This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on and shall have effect as on and from the 1st day of April, 1936. SCHEDULE. Allocation of agricultural grant in respect of the financial year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1936. County Council Amount of Grant £ Carlow 31,265 Cavan 61,401 Clare 87,645 Cork 226,740 Donegal 79,082 Dublin 54,550 6s. 6d. Galway 112,943 Kerry 91,389 Kildare 45,431 Kilkenny 71,579 Laoighis 47,496 Leitrim 38,242 Limerick 109,266 Longford 33,091 Louth 39,470 Mayo 92,828 , Meath 74,610 ' Monaghan 50,286 Offaly 47.189 Roscommon 65,598 Sligo 50,111 Tipperary N.R. 56,531 Tipperary S.R. 77,225 Waterford 52,852 W estmeath 51,251 Wexford 77,417 Wicklow 42,831 6 Saorst&t Eireann. Saorst&t Eireann BILLE UM RATAI AR THALAMH RATES ON AGRICULTURAL LAND] THALMHAIOCHTA (FAOISEAMH), 1936. (RELIEF) BILL, 1936. BILLE BILL dd ngairmtear entitled Acht chuii socruithe do dheananah chun an An Act to make provision for the deontais talmhaiochta in aghaidh na dtn increase of the agricultural grant in mblian airgeadais dar tosach fe seach an of the three financial years beg ladh la d’Abran, 1936, an ladh la d Abran, respectively on the 1st day of April, 1937 agus an ladh la d Abran, 1938, do the 1st day of April, 1937. and the 1st i mheadu tuilleadh agns chun foralaclia an of April, 1938, and to apply the proua \chta um Ratal ar Thalamh Thalmhaiochta of the Rates on Agricultural Land (Beh (Faoiseamh) (Uimh. 2), 1935, go n-athar- (No. 2) Act, 1935, with certain modifi uithe airithe ortha, do chur 1 bhfeidhm tions to the agricultural grant in rpsr maidir lcis an dcontas talmhaiochta m each of those financial years. aghaidh gach bliana de sna blianta airgeadais sin. July, I936] Rithte, ag Dail Eireann, lul, 1936. Passed, by Dail Eireann, D U B L T N : y 0F rld BAILE ATHA CLIATH : PUBLISHED BY THE STAWONE j FOILLSITHE AG OIFIG AN tSOLATHAIR. ------Wseller- or ^ To be purchased through p^jj^tions Sale 0 t - o-annach tri aon di'oltdir leabhar, no direach 6 Otfig Diolta Foillaeachain Rmttaia. 5, Srdid fr°m the5 Thobair Phadraig. Bade Atha Cliath, C.2. Printed by Cahii^C0 -’ LtD' C16-bhuailte ag Caitili. A Co., L tt>. [Threepence M-l [Leath-Raol GlanJ] Wt 4 —163 . 525. 2/ 7;36. C.ACo. (2251.)