Uimhir 26 de 1960.

AN tACHT UM GHALAIR AINMHITHE, 1960.

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

An Príomh. Acht.

1894, c. 57.

1.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, arna leasú nó arna oiriúnú le hachtacháin ina dhiaidh sin nó fúthu.

Na suimeanna iomlána is intobhaigh faoi alt 71 den Phríomh-Acht.

1954. Uimh. 6.

2.—Scoirfidh an oiread sin d'alt 1 den Acht um Ghalair Ainmhithe, 1954, a shocraíonn an tsuim iomlán a fhéadfar a thobhach faoi alt 71 den Phríomh-Acht d'éifeacht a bheith aige maidir le suimeanna a thoibheofar amhlaidh tar éis an tAcht seo a rith, agus ina ionad sin achtaítear leis seo nach mbeidh an tsuim iomlán a fhéadfar a thobhach amhlaidh tar éis an tAcht seo a rith níos mó ná suim is comhionann le puntáiste ceithre phingin sa phunt ar ghlanluach bliantúil na maoine i gcontaetha riaracháin uile an Stáit.

An Ciste Ginearálta Galar Eallaigh a fhoirceannadh.

1878, c, 74.

3.—(1) Foirceannfar, an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1963, an Ciste Ginearálta Galar Eallaigh (dá ngairtear an Ciste san alt seo) a bunaíodh leis an Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878, agus a coimeádadh ar bun le halt 71 den Phríomh-Acht.

(2) Déanfar aon iarmhéid a bheidh i gcreidiúnas don Chiste an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1963, agus aon airgead dob iníoctha isteach sa Chiste tar éis an lae sin mura mbeadh an t-alt seo a íoc isteach sa Státchiste nó a chur de láimh ar mhaithe leis an Státchiste i cibé slí a ordóidh an tAire Airgeadais.

Alt 72 den Phríomh-Acht do scor.

4.—An lú lá d'Aibreán, 1961, scoirfidh fo-ailt (1), (2) agus (3) d'alt 72 den Phríomh-Acht d'éifeacht a bheith acu ach amháin i gcás caiteachas faoina ndeachaigh údarás áitiúil roimh an lá sin i modh luach saothair, costais, liúntas nó cúitimh dob iníoctha ag an údarás de réir an Achta sin.

Leasuithe ar an Acht um Ghalair Ainmhithe (Eitinn Bhólachta), 1957.

1957, Uimh. 14.

5.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo an tAcht um Ghalair Ainmhithe (Eitinn Bhólachta), 1957—

(a) tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach in alt 1 in ionad an mhínithe ar “limistéir chreidiúnaithe”:

“tá le ‘limistéar dearbhghlan’ an bhrí a shonraítear i mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 2;”,

(b) trí “dearbhghlana” a chur isteach i mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 2 agus i bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 5 in ionad “creidiúnaithe”, agus trí “dhearbhghlan” a chur isteach i mír (c) d'fho-alt (I) d'alt 2 in ionad “chreidiúnaithe”, agus i bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 2 agus i mír (a) agus i mír (b) d'fho-alt (3) d'alt 5, in ionad “chreidiúnaithe”, agus

(c) trí “Clár na mBólacht Dearbhghlan” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) d'alt (5) in ionad “Clár na mBólacht Creidiúnaithe”.

(2) Tiocfaidh fo-alt (1) den alt seo i ngníomh cibé lá a cheapfaidh an tAire Talmhaíochta le hordú.

Aisghairm.

6.—(1) Déantar leis seo na hachtacháin a shonraítear sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a aisghairm a mhéid a shonraítear sa tríú colún den Sceideal sin.

(2) Tiocfaidh fo-alt (1) den alt seo i ngníomh an lú lá d'Aibreán, 1963.

Gearrtheideal, comhlua agus forléiriú.

7.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Ghalair Ainmhithe, 1960, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Ghalair Ainmhithe, 1894 go 1960, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Ghalair Ainmhithe, 1894 go 1957, agus den Acht seo le chéile.

(3) Léifear agus forléireofar an tAcht seo agus na hAchtanna um Ghalair Ainmhithe, 1894 go 1957, mar aon ní amháin.

AN SCEIDEAL.

Achtacháin a Aisghairtear.

Alt. 6.

Number 26 of 1960.

DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT, 1960.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Number 26 of 1960.

DISEASES OF ANIMALS ACT, 1960.

The Principal Act.

1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, as amended or adapted by or under subsequent enactments.

Total sums leviable under section 71 of the Principal Act.

2.—So much of section 1 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1954, as fixes the total sum which may be levied under section 71 of the Principal Act shall cease to have effect in relation to sums so levied after the passing of this Act, and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the total sum which may be so levied after the passing of this Act shall not exceed a sum equivalent to a poundage of fourpence in the pound on the net annual value of the property in all the administrative counties in the State.

Winding up of the General Cattle Diseases Fund.

3.—(1) The General Cattle Diseases Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund) established by the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 1878, and continued by section 71 of the Principal Act shall be wound up on the 31st day of March, 1963.

(2) Any balance standing to the credit of the Fund on the 31st day of March, 1963, and any moneys which but for this section would be payable into the Fund after that day shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct.

Cesser of section 72 of the Principal Act.

4.—Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 72 of the Principal Act shall, on the 1st day of April, 1961, cease to have effect save with respect to expenditure incurred before that day by a local authority by way of remuneration, expenses, allowances or compensation payable by the local authority in accordance with that Act.

Amendments of the Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957.

5.—(1) The Diseases of Animals (Bovine Tuberculosis) Act, 1957, is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in section 1 for the definition of “accredited area” of the following:

“‘attested area’ has the meaning specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 2;”,

(b) by the substitution in section 2 and in subsections (2) and (3) of section 5 for “accredited”, in each case where that word occurs, of “attested”, and

(c) by the substitution in subsection (1) of section 5 for “Register of Accredited Herds” of “Register of Attested Herds”.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Agriculture by order appoints.

Repeals.

6.—(1) The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1963.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Diseases of Animals Act, 1960.

(2) The Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1957, and this Act may be cited together as the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1960.

(3) This Act shall be read and construed as one with the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894 to 1957.

SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed.

Section 6.