[EN]

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Uimhir 16 de 1940.

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[EN]

ACHT COMHACHTA PRÁINNE (LEASÚ) (Uimh. 2), 1940.

[An tiontódh oifigeamhail.]

ACHT CHUN AN ACHTA CHOMHACHTA PRÁINNE, 1939, DO LEASÚ AGUS DO LEATHNÚ D'FHONN SOCRÚ NÍOS FEARR DO DHÉANAMH I dTAOBH SLÁNDÁIL AN PHOBAIL DO CHUR IN ÁIRITHE AGUS AN STÁT DO CHAOMHNA IN AIMSIR CHOGAIDH.

[3adh Iúl, 1940.]

ACHTUIGHEADH AN tOIREACHTAS MAR LEANAS:— [EN]

An Príomh-Acht.

1.—San Acht so cialluíonn an abairt “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht Comhachta Práinne, 1939 (Uimh. 28 de 1939).

[EN]

Alt 2 den Phríomh-Acht do leasú.

2.—Deintear leis seo fo-alt (5) d'alt 2 den Phríomh-Acht do leasú tré sna focail “ná socrú do dhéanamh chun daoine seachas daoine fé dhlí mhíleata do thriail ag arm-chúirteanna” atá anois sa bhfo-alt san do scriosadh amach as.

[EN]

Daoine do thriail go hachmair agus do phionósú alos ciontaí áirithe.

3.—Féadfaidh an Riaghaltas socrú do dhéanamh, le hOrdú fé alt 2 den Phríomh-Acht, chun duine ar bith adeirtear do rinne aon chionta luadhfar san ordú san do chur á thriail, ar shlí achmair, ag oifigigh choimisiúnta de sna Fórsaí Cosanta agus, i gcás an duine sin do chiontú sa chionta san, chun é dhaoradh chun báis agus chun an phionóis sin do chur i ngníomh, agus ní luighfidh aon athchomharc alos an chiontuithe ná an daortha san.

[EN]

Ré an Achta so.

4.—Leanfaidh an tAcht so i bhfeidhm an fhaid a leanfaidh an Príomh-Acht i bhfeidhm agus an fhaid sin amháin.

[EN]

Gearr-theideal agus có-luadh.

5.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Comhachta Práinne (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1940, do ghairm den Acht so.

[EN]

(2) Airmheofar an tAcht so ar na hAchtanna gur féidir na hAchtanna Comhachta Práinne, 1939 agus 1940, do ghairm díobh le chéile.

[GA]

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Number 16 of 1940.

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[GA]

EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940.

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	The Principal Act.
2.	Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act.
3.	Summary trial and punishment of certain offences.
4.	Duration of this Act.
5.	Short title and collective citation.

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Act Referred to
Emergency Powers Act, 1939	No. 28 of 1939

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Number 16 of 1940.

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EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940.

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AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE EMERGENCY POWERS ACT, 1939, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING BETTER PROVISION FOR SECURING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE STATE IN TIME OF WAR. [3rd July, 1940.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— [GA]

The Principal Act.

1.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939).

[GA]

Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act.

2.—Sub-section (5) of section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words “or the making of provision for the trial by courts-martial of persons not being persons subject to military law” now contained therein.

[GA]

Summary trial and punishment of certain offences.

3.—The Government may, by an Order under section 2 of the Principal Act, make provision for the trial, in a summary manner, by commissioned officers of the Defence Forces, of any person alleged to have committed any offence specified in such order, and, in case of the conviction of such person of such offence, for the imposition and the carrying out of the sentence of death, and no appeal shall lie in respect of such conviction or sentence.

[GA]

Duration of this Act.

4.—This Act shall continue in force so long as the Principal Act continues in force and no longer.

[GA]

Short title and collective citation.

5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Emergency Powers (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1940.

[GA]

(2) This Act shall be included in the Acts which may be cited together as the Emergency Powers Acts, 1939 and 1940.