Number 20 of 1973

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 20 of 1973

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973

Amendment of European Communities Act, 1972.

1.—(1) The European Communities Act, 1972, is hereby amended by the substitution for section 4 of the following section:

“(1) (a) Regulations under this Act shall have statutory effect.

(b) If the Joint Committee on the Secondary Legislation of the European Communities recommends to the Houses of the Oireachtas that any regulations under this Act be annulled and a resolution annulling the regulations is passed by both such Houses within one year after the regulations are made, the regulations shall be annulled accordingly and shall cease to have statutory effect, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.

(2) (a) If when regulations under this Act are made, or at any time within one year thereafter and while the regulations have statutory effect, Dáil Éireann stands adjourned for a period of more than ten days and if, during the adjournment, at least one-third of the members of Dáil Éireann by notice in writing to the Ceann Comhairle require Dáil Éireann to be summoned, the Ceann Comhairle shall summon Dáil Éireann to meet on a day named by him being neither more than twenty-one days after the receipt by him of the notice nor less than ten days after the issue of the summons.

(b) If when regulations under this Act are made, or at any time within one year thereafter and while the regulations have statutory effect, Seanad Éireann stands adjourned for a period of more than ten days and if, during the adjournment, at least one-third of the members of Seanad Éireann by notice in writing to the Cathaoirleach require Seanad Éireann to be summoned, the Cathaoirleach shall summon Seanad Éireann to meet on a day named by him being neither more than twenty-one days after the receipt by him of the notice nor less than ten days after the issue of the summons.

(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not apply to regulations in relation to which a resolution for their annulment has been refused by either House of the Oireachtas.”

(2) This section shall have effect in relation to regulations under the European Communities Act, 1972, other than regulations confirmed by the European Communities (Confirmation of Regulations) Act, 1973, and regulations that ceased to have statutory effect before the passing of this Act.

Short title.

2.—This Act may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1973.

Uimhir 20 de 1973

ACHT NA gCOMHPHOBAL EORPACH (LEASÚ), 1973

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Leasú ar Acht na gComhphobal Eorpach, 1972.

1972, Uimh. 27.

1973, Uimh. 5.

1.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo Acht na gComhphobal Eorpach, 1972, tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 4:

“(1) (a) Beidh éifeacht reachtúil ag rialacháin faoin Acht seo.

(b) Má mholann an Comhchoiste faoi Reachtaíocht Thánaisteach na gComhphobal Eorpach do Thithe an Oireachtais go gcuirfear aon rialacháin faoin Acht seo ar neamhní agus go ndéanfaidh an dá Theach sin, laistigh de bhliain tar éis na rialacháin a dhéanamh, rún a rith ag neamhniú na rialachán sin, beidh na rialacháin ar neamhní dá réir sin agus scoirfidh siad d'éifeacht reachtúil a bheith acu, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoi na rialacháin sin.

(2) (a) Más rud é, ar rialacháin faoin Acht seo a bheith déanta, nó tráth ar bith laistigh de bhliain ina dhiaidh sin agus fad a bheidh éifeacht reachtúil ag na rialacháin, go mbeidh Dáil Éireann arna cur ar athló ar feadh tréimhse is faide ná deich lá, agus más rud é, le linn í a bheidh ar athló, go n-iarrfaidh trian ar a laghad de chomhaltaí Dháil Éireann, trí fhógra i scríbhinn don Cheann Comhairle, go gcomórfaí Dáil Éireann, déanfaidh an Ceann Comhairle Dáil Éireann a chomóradh chun cruinniú ar lá a shonróidh sé nach déanaí ná lá agus fiche tar éis dó an fógra a fháil ná nach luaithe ná deich lá tar éis an fógra á comóradh a bheith eisithe.

(b) Más rud é, ar rialacháin faoin Acht seo a bheith déanta, nó tráth ar bith laistigh de bhliain ina dhiaidh sin agus fad a bheidh éifeacht reachtúil ag na rialacháin, go mbeidh Seanad Éireann arna chur ar athló ar feadh tréimhse is faide ná deich lá, agus más rud é, le linn é a bheith ar athló, go n-iarrfaidh trian ar a laghad de chomhaltaí Sheanad Éireann, trí fhógra i scríbhinn don Chathaoirleach, go gcomórfaí Seanad Éireann, déanfaidh an Cathaoirleach Seanad Éireann a chomóradh chun cruinniú ar lá a shonróidh sé nach déanaí ná lá agus fiche tar éis an fógra a fháil ná nach luaithe ná deich lá tar éis an fógra á chomóradh a bheith eisithe.

(c) Ní bheidh feidhm ag míreanna (a) agus (b) den fho-alt seo maidir le rialacháin a mbeidh diúltaithe ag ceachtar Teach den Oireachtas do rún ina leith chun iad a neamhniú.”

(2) Beidh éifeacht ag an alt seo maidir le rialacháin faoi Acht na gComhphobal Eorpach, 1972, seachas rialacháin arna ndaingniú le hAcht na gComhphobal Eorpach (Rialacháin a Dhaingniú), 1973, agus rialacháin a scoir d'éifeacht reachtúil a bheith acu roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith.

Gearrtheideal.

2.—Féadfar Acht na gComhphobal Eorpach (Leasú), 1973, a ghairm den Acht seo.