Number 23 of 1960.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 23 of 1960.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1960.

Provision of concert hall, theatre or opera house.

1.—(1) The corporation of a county borough may resolve either—

(a) to provide and maintain a concert hall, theatre or opera house, or

(b) to assist a society, committee, company or other body providing or proposing to provide a concert hall, theatre or opera house in any one or more of the following ways:

(i) by making a free grant,

(ii) by making a loan,

(iii) by guaranteeing the repayment of the whole or part of any loan raised by the body and the payment of interest thereon.

(2) Where the corporation of a county borough pass a resolution under subsection (1) of this section—

(a) they shall, within fourteen days after the day of the passing of the resolution, cause the resolution to be published in three newspapers (of which one at least is a daily newspaper) circulating in the county borough, and

(b) they may, on a day not earlier than sixty days, and not later than one hundred and eighty days, after the day of the passing of the resolution, confirm the resolution by a further resolution.

(3) Where a resolution has been passed under subsection (1) of this section and has been duly published and confirmed under subsection (2) of this section, the Minister for Local Government may by order confirm the resolution and include in the order such further provisions as he thinks necessary for giving effect to the resolution and thereupon the resolution shall become operative.

(4) The corporation of a county borough may, as a condition of making a grant or loan or giving a guarantee under this section, require the body concerned to enter into such agreements with the corporation as to the use and disposal of the concert hall, theatre or opera house as the corporation consider proper.

(5) The corporation of a county borough may acquire by agreement land for or including a concert hall, theatre or opera house to be provided by the corporation under this section.

(6) Each of the following, that is to say:

(a) the passing by the corporation of a county borough of a resolution under this section,

(b) a function of the corporation of a county borough under subsection (4) or (5) of this section,

shall be a reserved function for the purposes of the Acts relating to the management of the county borough.

Use of concert hall, theatre or opera house provided by corporation of county borough.

2.—Where a concert hall, theatre or opera house is provided under this Act by the corporation of a county borough—

(a) it, or any part of it, may be used for the following purposes:

(i) concerts, stage plays, operas or other entertainments,

(ii) public or other meetings,

(iii) lectures, exhibitions, general recreation or other similar social objects,

(b) as respects use for other purposes, it may be so used provided that the use is occasional only, and any part of it may be so used provided that the use is occasional only or the part is not a substantial part thereof,

(c) it, or any part of it, may be used as provided for by this section either by the corporation themselves or, where the corporation make the appropriate letting, by the person to whom the letting is made (subject, in the latter case, to the terms of the letting),

(d) the corporation may incur such further expenditure as may be necessary for its proper operation and management.

Borrowing.

3.—(1) The corporation of a county borough may, for the purposes of this Act, borrow in the same manner as they may borrow for the purpose of defraying expenses under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1952.

(2) Money borrowed pursuant to this section may be lent to the corporation of a county borough by means of an issue from the local loans fund as if such loan constituted a local loan within the meaning of the Local Loans Fund Acts, 1935 to 1957, and was authorised by an Act of the Oireachtas.

Short title and collective citation.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government Act, 1960.

(2) The Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1959, and this Act may be cited together as the Local Government Acts, 1925 to 1960.

Uimhir 23 de 1960.

AN tACHT RIALTAIS ÁITIÚIL, 1960.

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

Halla ceolchoirme, amharclann nó teach ceoldráma a sholáthar.

1.—(1) Féadfaidh bardas contae-bhuirge a bheartú le rún—

(a) halla ceolchoirme, amharclann nó teach ceoldráma a sholáthar agus a chothabháil, nó

(b) cabhrú le cumann, coiste, cuideachta nó comhlacht eile a dhéanfaidh nó a bheartóidh halla ceolchoirme, amharclann nó teach ceoldráma a sholáthar ar aon slí nó slite acu seo a leanas:

(i) trí dheontas in aisce a thabhairt,

(ii) trí iasacht a thabhairt,

(iii) trí ráthaíocht a thabhairt go n-aisíocfar iomlán aon iasachta a gheobhaidh an comhlacht nó cuid den iasacht sin agus go n-íocfar ús air sin.

(2) I gcás ina rithfidh bardas contae-bhuirge rún faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo—

(a) déanfaidh siad, laistigh de cheithre lá dhéag i ndiaidh an lae a rithfear an rún, a chur faoi deara go bhfoilseofar an rún i dtrí nuachtán (ar nuachtán laethúil ceann ar a laghad acu) a léitear sa chontae-bhuirg, agus

(b) féadfaidh siad, lá nach luaithe ná seasca lá agus nach déanaí ná céad agus ochtó lá, tar éis lá an rúin a rith, an rún a dhaingniú le rún eile.

(3) I gcás ina mbeifear tar éis rún a rith faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo agus ina mbeifear tar éis é a fhoilsiú agus a dhaingniú go cuí faoi fho-alt (2) den alt seo, féadfaidh an tAire Rialtais Áitiúil, le hordú, an rún a dhaingniú agus cibé forálacha eile a chur san ordú is dóigh leis is gá chun éifeacht a thabhairt don rún agus air sin tiocfaidh an rún chun bheith infheidhmithe.

(4) Féadfaidh bardas contae-bhuirge a chur de cheangal, mar choinníoll ar a dtabharfar deontas nó iasacht nó ráthaíocht faoin alt seo, ar an gcomhlacht lena mbainfidh cibé comhaontuithe maidir le húsáid agus diúscairt an halla cheolchoirme, na hamharclainne nó an tí cheoldráma is cuí leis an mbardas a dhéanamh leis an mbardas.

(5) Féadfaidh bardas contae-bhuirge talamh le haghaidh halla cheolchoirme, amharclainne nó tí cheoldráma a sholáthróidh an bardas faoin alt seo, nó talamh ar a mbeidh a leithéid, a thógáil trí chomhaontú.

(6) Beidh gach ní acu seo a leanas, is é sin le rá:—

(a) rith rúin faoin alt seo ag bardas contae-bhuirge,

(b) feidhm de chuid bhardais chontae-chuirge faoi fho-alt (4) nó (5) den alt seo,

ina fheidhm fhorcoimeádta chun críocha na nAchtanna a bhaineann le bainistí na contae-bhuirge.

Halla ceolchoirme, amharclann nó teach ceoldráma a sholáthróidh bardas contae-bhuirge a úsáid.

2.—I gcás ina ndéanfaidh bardas contae-bhuirge halla ceolchoirme, amharclann nó teach ceolchoirme a sholáthar faoin Acht seo—

(a) féadfar é, nó aon chuid de, a úsáid chun na gcríocha seo a leanas:

(i) ceolchoirmeacha, drámaí stáiste, ceoldrámaí nó siamsaí eile,

(ii) cruinnithe poiblí nó cruinnithe eile,

(iii) léachtaí, taispeántais, caitheamh aimsire ginearálta nó cuspóirí eile caidrimh dá samhail,

(b) maidir lena úsáid chun críocha eile, féadfar é a úsáid amhlaidh ar choinníoll nach n-úsáidfear mar sin é ach go hócáideach, agus féadfar aon chuid de a úsáid amhlaidh ar choinníoll nach n-úsáidfear mar sin é ach go hócáideach nó nach cuid mhór de an chuid,

(c) féadfaidh an bardas féin, nó má dhéanann an bardas é a ligean go hiomchuí, an duine chun a ndéanfar an ligean, é a úsáid, nó aon chuid de a úsáid, mar a fhoráiltear leis an alt seo (faoi réir téarmaí an ligin sa dara cás),

(d) féadfaidh an bardas dul faoi cibé caiteachas breise is gá chun é a oibriú agus a bhainistí mar is ceart.

Iasacht.

3.—(1) Féadfaidh bardas contae-bhuirge, chun críocha an Achta seo, airgead a fháil ar iasacht ar an modh céanna ar cead dóibh airgead a fháil ar iasacht faoi na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil (Seirbhísí Sláintíochta), 1878 go 1952.

(2) Féadfar airgead a gheofar ar iasacht de bhun an ailt seo a thabhairt ar iasacht do bhardas contae-bhuirge trí eisiúint as ciste na n-iasachtaí áitiúla ionann agus dá mba iasacht áitiúil de réir bhrí Achtanna Ciste na nIasacht Áitiúla, 1935 go 1957, an iasacht sin agus go raibh sé údaraithe le hAcht ón Oireachtas.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

4.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Rialtais Áitiúil, 1960, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil, 1925 go 1960, a ghairm de na hAchtanna Rialtais Áitiúil, 1925 go 1959, agus den Acht seo le chéile.