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Uimhir 34 de 1940.
ACHT DÍOMHAOINTIS (OIBREACHA FÓIRTHNE), 1940.
[An tiontódh oifigeamhail.]
Mínithe.
1.—(1) San Acht so—
cialluíonn an abairt “an tAire” an tAire Riaghaltais Aiteamhail agus Sláinte Poiblidhe;
cialluíonn an abairt “obair fhóntais phuiblí” obair is indéanta, do réir a gcomhacht, ag aon údarás áitiúil, no ag aon dá údarás áitiúil no níos mó ag oibriú le chéile dhóibh;
cialluíonn an focal “bóthar” aon bhóthar puiblí agus foluíonn aon droichead, píopa, áirse, linntéir, cosán, pábháil, claidhe, ráille, no falla is cuid den bhóthar san;
cialluíonn an focal “orduithe” orduithe le rialacháin ar n-a ndéanamh ag an Aire fén Acht so.
(2) Beidh gach cólucht fé leith aca so leanas, agus ní bheidh aon chólucht eile, ina údarás áitiúil chun crícheanna an Achta so, agus déanfar an abairt “údarás áitiúil” do léiriú dá réir sin san Acht so, sé sin le rá:—
(a) bárdas contae-bhuirge no buirge eile,
(b) comhairle chontae,
(c) comhairle bhailecheanntair,
(d) bord sláinte,
(e) có-bhord cheanntair aontuithe ar n-a bhunú fén Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, no fén Acht so.
An tAire do thabhairt deimhnithe i dtaobh oibre.
2.—(1) Pé uair a mheasfaidh an tAire, maidir le hobair áirithe fhóntais phuiblí a bheidh á déanamh no bheidh beartuithe a dhéanamh ag údarás áitiúil, gurb é críoch, no gur ceann de chrícheanna, a gabhála de láimh obair do chur ar fáil do dhaoine díomhaoine i líomatáiste áirithe, féadfaidh an tAire (fé réir na teorann a forchuirtear leis an alt so) a dheimhniú gur chun obair do chur ar fáil do dhaoine díomhaoine i líomatáiste áirithe (a luadhfar sa deimhniú san) a ghaibh an t-údarás áitiúil sin an obair fhóntais phuiblí sin de láimh no atáid á gabháil de láimh.
(2) Pé uair a mheasfaidh an tAire, maidir le hobair áirithe fhóntais phuiblí na mbeidh comhacht ag údarás áitiúil áirithe do réir dlí (le n-a n-áirmhítear an tAcht so no aon ordú ar n-a dhéanamh fé) chun í dhéanamh, é bheith oiriúnach, chun obair do chur ar fáil do dhaoine díomhaoine i líomatáiste áirithe, an t-údarás áitiúil sin do ghabháil na hoibre fóntais phuiblí sin de láimh agus dá déanamh, féadfaidh an tAire (fé réir na dteorann a forchuirtear leis an alt so) a dheimhniú, tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an údarás áitiúil sin, é bheith ceart an t-údarás áitiúil sin do ghabháil na hoibre fóntais phuiblí sin de láimh chun obair do chur ar fáil do dhaoine díomhaoine sa líomatáiste áirithe sin.
(3) Ní thabharfaidh an tAire aon deimhniú amach fén alt so tar éis dhá bhliain, ón dáta raghaidh an tAcht Comhachta Práinne, 1939 (Uimh. 28 de 1939), as feidhm, do bheith caithte.
(4) Féadfaidh an tAire deimhniú do thabhairt amach fén alt so d'ainneoin go raibh tosnuithe roimh an Acht so do rith ar an obair le n-a mbainfidh an deimhniú san.
(5) San Acht so—
cialluíonn an abairt “obair dheimhnithe” obair go mbeidh deimhniú tugtha amach ag an Aire ina taobh fén alt so, agus
nuair a húsáidtear an abairt “údarás feidhmiúcháin” maidir le hobair dheimhnithe, cialluíonn sí an t-údarás áitiúil a bheidh luaidhte sa deimhniú, ar n-a thabhairt amach ag an Aire i dtaobh na hoibre sin, mar an údarás áitiúil do ghaibh an obair sin de láimh, no bheidh á gabháil de láimh, no dar cheart í ghabháil de láimh.
Comhacht don Aire chun a chur fé ndeár obair áirithe do dhéanamh.
3.—(1) Beidh sé de dhualgas ar an údarás áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos oibre deimhnithe an obair sin do ghabháil de láimh, agus do dhéanamh, agus do chríochnú, chó luath agus is féidir é do réir réasúin.
(2) Pé uair a dhiúltóidh údarás áitiúil d'éinní áirithe do dhéanamh go ndearbhuítear leis an alt so gurb é dualgas an údaráis áitiúil sin é dhéanamh, no bheidh ní ar bith den tsórt san fágtha gan déanamh aca dar leis an Aire, féadfaidh an tAire an t-údarás áitiúil sin do scur le hordú ar n-a dhéanamh aige fé alt 72 den Acht Rialtais Áitiúla, 1925 (Uimh. 5 de 1925), gan aon fhiosrúchán áitiúil den tsórt a luaidhtear san alt san a dhéanamh agus, leis sin, beidh feidhm agus éifeacht ag an alt san 72, ar n-a leasú le hachtacháin ina dhiaidh sin, dá réir sin.
Aistriú do dhéanamh ar chomachta maidir le bóithre.
4.—(1) Pé uair a mheasfaidh an tAire, maidir le hobair áirithe fhóntais phuiblí arb é bheidh inti ná bóthar nua do dhéanamh no bóthar atá ann cheana d'fheabhsú no déanamh den tsórt san agus feabhsú den tsórt san le chéile, é bheith oiriúnach, chun obair do chur ar fáil do dhaoine díomhaoine, údarás áitiúil áirithe do ghabháil na Loibre fóntais phuiblí sin de láimh agus dá déanamh, cé nach ar an údarás áitiúil sin a bheidh, de bhuadh ailt 24 den Acht Rialtais Áitiúla, 1925 (Uimh. 5 de 1925), cúram déanta agus cothabhála an bhóthair sin (pé aca bóthar nua é no bóthar atá ann cheana no bóthar 'na bhfuil cuid de nua agus 'na bhfuil cuid de ann cheana) no ná beidh de chúram ortha alos an bhóthair sin, de bhuadh an ailt sin, ach cuid no coda áirithe dhe do dhéanamh agus do chothabháil, féadfaidh an tAire, fé réir na teorann a forchuirtear leis an alt so agus tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an údarás áitiúil sin agus leis an gcomhairle ar a mbeidh de bhuadh an ailt sin 24 cúram déanta agus cothabhála an bhóthair sin no cúram déanta agus cothabhála na coda no na gcodanna san de nach cúram déanta agus cothabhála de chuid an údaráis áitiúil sin mar adubhradh (dó réir mar a bheidh), comhachta agus dualgaisí uile na comhairle sin fén Acht Rialtais Áitiúla, 1925, adubhradh, chó fada agus a bhainid leis an mbóthar san no leis an gcuid no na codanna san de (do réir mar a bheidh), agus fós comhachta agus dualgaisí uile na comhairle sin fé aon achtachán eile, chó fada agus a bhainid leis an gcéanna do dhéanamh agus d'fheabhsú agus do chothabháil, d'aistriú le hordú chun an údaráis áitiúil sin ón gcomhairle sin amhail ar dháta áirithe agus ón dáta san amach.
(2) Ní cead don Aire aon ordú, ach amháin ordú leasúcháin fén gcéad fho-alt ina dhiaidh seo, do dhéanamh fén alt so tar éis dhá bhliain, ón dáta raghaidh an tAcht Comhachta Práinne, 1939 (Uimh. 28 de 1939), as feidhm, do bheith caithte.
(3) Pé uair is ceart san dar leis, féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, leasú do dhéanamh ar ordú bheidh déanta aige fén alt so, le n-a n-áirmhítear ordú ar n-a dhéanamh fén bhfo-alt so.
(4) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh an tAire ordú fén gcéad fho-alt den alt so, isé údarás áitiúil ag á mbeidh na comhachta agus na dualgaisí a haistreofar leis an ordú san infheidhmithe agus le cólíonadh, ar an dáta agus ón dáta luadhfar chuige sin san ordú san, ná an t-údarás áitiúil chun a n-aistreofar amhlaidh iad agus an t-údarás san amháin, ach san fé réir aon leasuithe ar an ordú san ar n-a dhéanamh fén bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so.
(5) Aon chostaisí go mbeidh ar bhárdas chontae no bhuirge eile no comhairle chontae no bhailecheanntair, chun a ndéanfar comhachta agus dualgaisí i dtaobh aon bhóthair d'aistriú le hordú fén alt so, dul fútha agus iad ag feidhmiú agus ag cólíonadh na gcomhachta agus na ndualgas san, déanfar iad do chruinniú agus do mhuirearú fé is dá mba phríomh-bhóthar no bóthar contae no bóthar baile (do réir mar ordóidh an tAire) an bóthar san agus é sa chontae-bhuirg sin, sa bhuirg eile sin, sa chontae sin, no sa bhailecheanntar san, do réir mar a bheidh.
Údarás áitiúil do dhéanamh rann-íoca i gcostas oibre deimhnithe.
5.—(1) San alt so cialluíonn an abairt “údarás tairbhithe”, maidir le hobair dheimhnithe, údarás áitiúil go ndéanfaidh an obair dheimhnithe sin, nuair a bheidh sí críochnuithe, cólíonadh a bhfeidhmeanna d'urusú no costas an chólíonta san do laigheadú.
(2) I gcás obair dheimhnithe do bheith déanta no á déanamh no ar tí a déanta, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha so leanas maidir leis an obair dheimhnithe sin, sé sin le rá:—
(a) is cead d'aon údarás tairbhithe, ach toiliú an Aire do bheith aca chuige sin, a chó-aontú leis an údarás áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos na hoibre deimhnithe sin rann-íoc áirithe d'íoc (in aon tsuim amháin no ina thráthchoda) leis an údarás san i gcostas déanta na hoibre deimhnithe sin;
(b) féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, a cheangal ar aon údarás áitiúil is údarás tairbhithe dar leis rann-íoc de mhéid áirithe d'íoc (in aon tsuim amháin no ina thráth-choda de shuimeanna áirithe is iníoctha tráthanna áirithe, do réir mar a luadhfar san ordú san) leis an údarás feidhmiúcháin sin i gcostas déanta na hoibre deimhnithe sin;
(c) aon rann-íoc no tráth-chuid de rann-íoc, i gcostas déanta na hoibre deimhnithe sin, is iníoctha ag údarás tairbhithe leis an údarás feidhmiúcháin sin de bhuadh có-aontuithe ar n-a dhéanamh fén alt so idir na húdaráis sin no de bhuadh orduithe ar n-a dhéanamh ag an Aire fén alt so, féadfaidh an t-údarás feidhmiúcháin sin é bhaint den údarás tairbhithe sin in aon chúirt dlighinse inniúla mar fhiacha gnáth-chonnartha;
(d) déanfar méid aon rann-íoca, no méid aon tráth-choda de rann-íoc, den tsórt a luaidhtear sa mhír dheiridh sin roimhe seo den fho-alt so do chruinniú tríd an ráta san, agus é sin ar n-a mhuirearú ar an líomatáiste sin, ordóidh an tAire ag féachaint don tslí agus don mhéid go ndeineann no go ndéanfaidh an obair dheimhnithe sin, agus í críochnuithe, cólíonadh feidhmeanna an údaráis thairbhithe sin d'urusú no costas an chólíonta san do laigheadú, agus do gach cúrsa iomchuibhe eile.
(3) I gcás—
(a) gurb é bheidh in obair dheimhnithe áirithe ná bóthar nua do dhéanamh, no bóthar atá ann cheana d'fheabhsú, no déanamh den tsórt san agus feabhsú den tsórt san le chéile, agus
(b) comhachta agus dualgaisí na comhairle gur uirthi bheidh do réir dlí cúram déanta agus cothabhála an bhóthair sin (pé aca bóthar nua é no bóthar atá ann cheana no bóthar 'na bhfuil cuid de nua agus 'na bhfuil cuid de ann cheana) no aon choda den bhóthar san do bheith aistrithe fén Acht so ón gcomhairle sin chun an údaráis áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos na hoibre deimhnithe sin,
beidh feidhm agus éifeacht ag an bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so maidir le haon chostaisí agus caiteachaisí, seachas costas déanta na hoibre deimhnithe sin, fé n-a raghaidh an t-údarás feidhmiúcháin sin tráth ar bith tar éis an aistrithe sin chun feidhmiú agus cólíonadh do dhéanamh ar na comhachta agus na dualgaisí bheidh aistrithe amhlaidh fé is dá mba chuid de chostas déanta na hoibre deimhnithe sin na costaisí agus na caiteachaisí sin agus gurbh údarás tairbhithe an chomhairle sin (maran údarás tairbhithe iad), ach san gus na hatharuithe agus fé réir na n-atharuithe gur cead an rann-íoc a bheidh iníoctha ag an gcomhairle sin leis an údarás feidhmiúcháin sin alos na gcostas agus na gcaiteachas san do bheith ina shuim bhliantúil agus go bhféadfar é atharú o am go ham tré chó-aontú (le toiliú an Aire) idir an chomhairle sin agus an t-údarás feidhmiúcháin sin no tré ordú ón Aire.
Iasacht d'fháil.
6.—(1) I gcás—
(a) an tAire do thoiliú le húdarás áitiúil d'fháil airgid ar iasacht, chun costaisí oibre deimhnithe no oibreacha deimhnithe d'íoc, tré stoc (dá ngairmtear stoc nua sa bhfo-alt so) do bhunú agus do thabhairt amach, agus
(b) airgead do bheith ar seilbh ag an údarás áitiúil sin i gciste fuascailte chun aon stoc (dá ngairmtear sean-stoc sa bhfo-alt so) do thug an t-údarás áitiúil sin amach roimhe sin d'fhuascailt,
féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, a údarú don údarás áitiúil sin gach cuid no aon chuid, den tsean-stoc is gá d'fhuascailt i gcionn tréimhse nach sia ná cúig bliana o dháta an orduithe sin, do mhalairtiú, tré chó-aontuithe ar n-a ndéanamh leis na sealbhóirí, ar stoc nua d'ainmluach is có-mhéid le hainm-luach an tsean-stuic a malairteofar amhlaidh, agus suim is có-mhéid le hainm-luach an tsean-stuic a malairteofar amhlaidh do tharrac amach as an gcuntas oiriúnach no as na cuntaisí oiriúnacha sa chiste fuascailte sin agus an tsuim sin d'úsáid chun crícheanna na hoibre deimhnithe no na n-oibreacha deimhnithe sin agus chun íoca costaisí an mhalairtithe sin (más ann dóibh).
(2) Ní déanfar airgead do gheobhaidh údarás áitiúil ar iasacht chun crícheanna oibre deimhnithe d'áireamh mar chuid d'fhiacha an údaráis áitiúil sin chun crícheanna aon achtacháin a chuireann teora leis an méid is cead don údarás áitiúil sin d'fháil ar iasacht no chuireann teora leis an méid is cead don údarás áitiúil sin d'fháil ar iasacht ar shlí seachas de bhun orduithe shealadaigh ar n-a dhaingniú ag an Oireachtas.
Ceanntair aontuithe do bhunú.
7.—(1) San alt so cialluíonn an abairt “an tAcht” an Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, agus tá leis na habairtí “údarás sláintíochta”, “ceanntar sláintíochta” agus “áit rann-íocach”, fé seach, an bhrí chéanna atá leis na habairtí “sanitary authority”, “sanitary district” agus “contributory place”, fé seach, san Acht.
(2) Pé uair a mheasfaidh an tAire é bheith oiriúnach, maidir le hobair fhóntais phuiblí áirithe do dhéanamh, ceanntar aontuithe do bhunú, féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, aon dá cheann no níos mó de cheanntair shláintíochta no d'áiteanna rann-íocacha do bhunú ina gceanntar aontuithe maidir leis an obair sin do dhéanamh.
(3) Pé uair a bheidh ceanntar aontuithe bunuithe ag an Aire fén alt so, beidh feidhm agus éifeacht (fé réir an chéad fho-ailt ina dhiaidh seo den alt so), maidir leis an gceanntar aontuithe sin, ag gach achtachán a bhainfidh le ceanntar aontuithe ar n-a bhunú fé alt 12 den Acht fé is dá mba fén alt san 12 a bunófaí an ceanntar aontuithe bheidh bunuithe fén alt so, ach san fé réir an atharuithe go ndéanfar gach tagairt atá san achtachán san don ordú sealadach ag bunú ceanntair aontuithe do léiriú agus go mbeidh éifeacht aige mar thagairt don ordú fén alt so le n-ar bunuíodh an ceanntar aontuithe sin.
(4) Pé uair a bhunóidh an tAire ceanntar aontuithe fén alt so, féadfaidh an tAire, más ceart san dar leis, na nithe seo leanas do dhéanamh le hordú bunuithe an cheanntair aontuithe sin, sé sin le rá:—
(a) bunú có-bhúird, mar chólucht rialuithe don cheanntar aontuithe sin, fé alt 13 den Acht do mhoilliú go ceann tréimhse áirithe, agus
(b) comhachta agus dualgaisí uile an chó-bhúird sin do thabhairt d'údarás shláintíochta aon cheanntair shláintíochta áirithe bheidh i bpáirt no go hiomlán ina chuid den cheanntar aontuithe sin agus do dhílsiú san údarás san i rith tréimhse an mhoillithe sin.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire tráth ar bith, le hordú, aon ordú bheidh déanta aige fén alt so (le n-a n-áirmhítear ordú ar n-a dhéanamh fén bhfo-alt so) do leasú agus go sonnrách féadfaidh, le haon leasú den tsórt san, tréimhse an mhoillithe luaidhtear sa bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so d'fhaidiú no do ghiorrú.
(6) Ní cead don Aire aon ordú, ach amháin ordú leasúcháin fén bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo, do dhéanamh fén alt so tar éis dhá bhliain, ón dáta raghaidh an tAcht Comhachta Práinne, 1939 (Uimh. 28 de 1939), as feidhm, do bheith caithte.
Talamh do thógaint i gcóir oibre deimhnithe.
8.—(1) An t-údarás áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos oibre deimhnithe áirithe, is cead dóibh talamh ar bith, pé áit ina mbeidh, do thógaint, tré chó-aontú no go héigeanta, maidir leis an obair sin do dhéanamh.
(2) An t-údarás áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos oibre deimhnithe áirithe gurb é bheidh inti ná bóthar nua do dhéanamh no bóthar atá ann cheana d'fheabhsú no déanamh den tsórt san agus feabhsú den tsórt san le chéile, is cead dóibh talamh ar bith do thógaint, tré chó-aontú no go héigeanta, chun béal an bhóthair sin d'fheabhsú no chun forbairt cheart an tailimh i gcomharsanacht an bhóthair sin d'urusú no do rialáil.
(3) Is cead d'údarás áitiúil, go mbeidh talamh ar bith tógtha aca fén bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so, aon talamh a bheidh tógtha aca amhlaidh do dhíol no do chur ar cíos, tré cheaint phuiblí no tré chonnradh phríobháideach, in achair oiriúnacha agus fé réir choinníollacha iomchuibhe, ach toiliú an Aire do bheith aca chuige sin.
(4) Gach suim do gheobhaidh údarás áitiúil alos talamh do dhíol no do chur ar léas fén alt so, úsáidfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin é, ar an gcéad dul síos, chun íoctha an chostais a bhainfidh leis an talamh san do thógaint agus, an méid de bheidh gan úsáid amhlaidh, úsáidfid é chun íoctha costaisí na hoibre deimhnithe iomchuibhe agus, má bhíonn aon iarmhéid ann ansan, úsáidfid an t-iarmhéid sin chun crícheanna a gcomhacht agus a ndualgas sa tslí sin is ceart dar leo agus le n-a dtoileoidh an tAire.
(5) D'ainneoin éinní atá san alt so, ní dhéanfaidh údarás áitiúil talamh ar bith do thógaint go héigeanta fén alt so is talamh a bheidh ar únaeracht no ar seilbh ag údarás áitiúil eile no ag aon chólucht corparuithe chun crícheanna aon ghnóthais bhóthair iarainn, thrambhealaigh, dhuga, chanáile, ghása no leictreachais, no aon ghnóthais phuiblí eile.
Réamh-ordú chun talamh do thógaint.
9.—(1) Déanfaidh údarás áitiúil a bheidh ar intinn aon talamh áirithe do thógaint go héigeanta fén Acht so a dhearbhú le hordú (dá ngairmtear réamh-ordú san Acht so) é bheith ar intinn aca an talamh san do thógaint amhlaidh.
(2) Luadhfar i réamh-ordú cadé an talamh a bheidh le tógaint, cadé an obair dheimhnithe gur ina taobh a bheidh an talamh san ag teastáil, agus conus a bheidh an talamh san le húsáid.
(3) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh údarás áitiúil réamh-ordú, beidh ar an údarás áitiúil sin, agus san fé cheann seacht lá tar éis an orduithe sin do dhéanamh—
(a) cóip den ordú san do chur suas ar an talamh no in aice an tailimh le n-a mbainfidh an t-ordú san, agus
(b) cóip den ordú san do thabhairt don duine (más aon duine é) i seilbh an tailimh sin agus, fós, do gach duine (más aon duine é), go n-estát no leas sa talamh san no go gceart air, gur féidir don údarás áitiúil sin, tré fhiosrú réasúnta, a fháil amach é bheith ann agus cad is ainm dó agus cad is seoladh dá ghnáth-chomhnaidhe, agus
(c) cóip den ordú san d'fhoillsiú i bpáipéar nuachta léightear i líomatáiste ina bhfuil an talamh san.
(4) I gcas mapa no plean den talamh le n-a mbainfidh réamhordú do bheith san ordú san, is cead an mapa no an plean san d'fhágaint ar lár sna cóipeanna den ordú san a cuirfear suas agus a foillseofar de bhun míreanna (a) agus (c) den fho-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so, ach déanfar cóip den mhapa no den phlean san do lóisteáil in oifig údaráis áitiúil déanta an orduithe sin agus do choimeád ar fáil ansan chun a hiniúchta ar thráthanna réasúnta, agus déarfar sna cóipeanna san den ordú san go bhfuil an mapa no an plean san lóisteálta agus á choimeád ar fáil chun a iniúchta mar adubhradh.
Iarratas chun réamh-ordú do chur ar nea-mbrí.
10.—(1) Is cead do shealbhaire an tailimh le n-a mbainfidh réamh-ordú, no do dhuine ar bith go n-estát no leas sa talamh san no go gceart air, a iarraidh ar an Aire, fé cheann lá is fiche tar éis an orduithe sin do chur suas ar an talamh no in aice an tailimh le n-a mbainfidh an t-ordú san no fé cheann ocht lá fichead tar éis san do chur suas amhlaidh (i gcás foirgint ghabhtha do bheith ar an talamh), an t-ordú san do chur ar nea-mbrí agus, ar an iarratas san do bhreithniú, féadfaidh an tAire an t-ordú san do chur ar neambrí, no a shocrú gan an t-ordú san do bhaint ach le cuid den talamh le n-ar bhain sé i dtosach, do réir mar is rogha leis.
(2) Sara dtugaidh breith ar iarratas fén alt so, féadfaidh an tAire fiosrúchán puiblí do dhéanamh i dtaobh abhair an iarratais sin agus bainfidh Airteagal 32 den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, le gach fiosrúchán puiblí den tsórt san fé mar a bhaineann an tAirteagal san leis na fiosrúcháin áitiúla atá luaidhte ann.
Orduithe dílsiúcháin.
11.—(1) Más rud é ná déanfar aon iarratas, fé réim agus do réir an ailt deiridh sin roimhe seo, á iarraidh go gcuirfí réamh-ordú áirithe ar nea-mbrí no, i gcás aon iarratas den tsórt san do dhéanamh, ná cuirfear an réamh-ordú san ar nea-mbrí ar an mbreith do thabhairt ar an iarratas san, is cead d'údarás áitiúil déanta an réamh-orduithe sin an talamh le n-a mbainfidh an réamhordú san do thógaint le hordú (dá ngairmtear ordú dílsiúcháin san Acht so) no, i gcás an bhreith sin do shrianadh feidhme an réamhorduithe sin i dtreo ná bainfidh ach le cuid den talamh san, an chuid sin den talamh san do thógaint amhlaidh.
(2) I gcás é theacht chun eolais d'údarás áitiúil, sara ndeinid ordú dílsiúcháin, an talamh a bheidh le tógaint leis an ordú san do bheith (ina aonar no i dteanta tailimh eile) fé aon bhlianacht no íocaíocht eile is iníoctha le Coimisiún Talmhan na hÉireann, no fé aon bhlianacht no íocaíocht is iníoctha le Coimisinéirí na nOibreacha Poiblidhe in Éirinn, no fé aon mhuirear alos diúité estáit no diúité comharbais is iníoctha leis na Coimisinéirí Ioncuim ar dhuine ar bith d'fháil bháis, déanfaidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin láithreach a chur in úil do Choimisiún Talmhan na hÉireann no do Choimisinéirí na nOibreacha Poiblidhe in Éirinn no do sna Coimisinéirí Ioncuim (do réir mar a bheidh) go bhfuilid ar intinn an t-ordú san do dhéanamh.
(3) Pé uair a dhéanfaidh údarás áitiúil ordú dílsiúcháin, beidh ortha, agus san fé cheann seacht lá tar éis an orduithe sin do dhéanamh—
(a) cóip den ordú san do chur suas ar an talamh no in aice an tailimh a bheidh á thógaint leis an ordú san, agus
(b) cóip den ordú san do thabhairt don duine (más aon duine é) i seilbh an tailimh sin agus, fós, do gach duine (más aon duine é), go n-estát no leas sa talamh san no go gceart air, gur féidir don údarás áitiúil sin, tré fhiosrú réasúnta, a fháil amach é bheith ann agus cad is ainm dó agus cad is seoladh dá ghnáth-chomhnaidhe.
Fuirm agus éifeacht na n-orduithe dílsiúcháin.
12.—(1) Ní foláir gach ordú dílsiúcháin le n-a dtógfaidh údarás áitiúil talamh ar bith do bheith sa bhfuirm orduithe agus mapa no plean den talamh san do bheith ann, agus déarfaidh agus déanfaidh an talamh san do dhílsiú san údarás áitiúil sin i mbith-dhílse, saor o ualaighe agus fós o gach estát agus ceart agus teideal agus leas de shaghas ar bith, ar dháta luadhfar san ordú san agus nach luatha ná ceithre lá déag tar éis dáta déanta an orduithe sin, agus is cead don údarás áitiúil sin dul isteach ar an talamh san agus seilbh do thógaint air an dáta luadhfar amhlaidh.
(2) D'ainneoin éinní atá sa bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so, má thógann údarás áitiúil, le hordú dílsiúcháin, talamh a bheidh, ina aonar no i dteanta tailimh eile, fé bhlianacht cheannaigh no fé íocaíocht in ionad cíosa no fé shuim bhliantúil eile (nach cíos fé chonnradh thionóntachta agus san amháin a bheidh inti) is iníoctha le Coimisiún Talmhan na hÉireann, tiocfaidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin chun bheith agus beid freagarthach, o dháta an talamh san do dhílsiú ionta leis an ordú dílsiúcháin sin, in íoc do dhéanamh le Coimisiún Talamhan na hÉireann sa tsuim bhliantúil sin, no sa chion san di a cheapfaidh Coimisiún Talmhan na hÉireann don talamh san, fé is dá ndeineadh únaer an tailimh sin an talamh san d'aistriú chun an údaráis áitiúil sin ar an dáta san.
(3) Má bhacann duine ar bith údarás áitiúil, no má chuireann isteach ortha, maidir le hiad do dhul isteach ar aon talamh no do thógaint seilbhe ar aon talamh fén alt so, beidh an duine sin ciontach i gcionta fén alt so agus, ar a chiontú ann ar an slí achmair, dlighfear fíneáil ná raghaidh thar fiche punt do chur air no príosúntacht ar feadh téarma ar bith nach sia ná trí mhí no, más rogha leis an gcúirt é, an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúntacht san le chéile.
Teideal chun tailimh le n-a mbainfidh ordú dílsiúcháin do chlárú.
13.—I gcás aon talamh áirithe do dhílsiú in údarás áitiúil tré ordú dhílsiúcháin, cuirfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin an t-ordú dhílsiúcháin sin go dtí an t-údarás is údarás clárathachta fén Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, chó luath agus is féidir é tar éis dáta an dílsithe agus, ar an ordú san d'fháil dóibh, bhéarfaidh an t-údarás clárathachta san go ndéanfar teideal an údaráis áitiúil sin chun únaerachta an tailimh sin i mbith-dhílse do chlárú fén Acht san, agus déarfar sa chlárú san an talamh san do bheith á dhílsiú san údarás áitiúil sin fé réir íoc do dhéanamh in aon bhlianacht cheannaigh no íocaíocht in ionad cíosa no suim bhliantúil eile, no in aon chuid den chéanna, is iníoctha le Coimisiún Talmhan na hÉireann fé alt 12 den Acht Díomhaointis (Oibreacha Fóirthne), 1940.
Cúiteamh.
14.—(1) Údarás áitiúil a dhéanfaidh ordú dílsiúcháin maidir le talamh ar bith, dlighfid cúiteamh d'íoc alos an tailimh sin do thógain fé is dá mba chun crícheanna na nAchtanna Sláinte Puiblí, 1878 go 1931, do thógfadh an t-údarás áitiúil sin an talamh san.
(2) Beidh feidhm agus éifeacht ag na hachtacháin seo leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) Achtanna na gClásanna Talmhan, ar n-a leasú leis an Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, agus
(b) an Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, ar n-a leasú leis an Acht chun Talamh do Thógaint (Coiste Réitigh) 1925 (Uimh. 22 de 1925),
maidir leis an gcúiteamh is iníoctha ag údarás áitiúil fén alt so, sa mhéid go mbaineann na hachtacháin sin le ceapadh agus le híoc cúitimh alos údarás sláintíochta do thógaint tailimh chun crícheanna na nAchtanna Sláinte Puiblí, 1878 go 1931.
(3) Féadfar, i gcás cúiteamh is iníoctha ag údarás áitiúil fén alt so d'fhágaint gan íoc, an cúiteamh san do bhaint den údarás áitiúil sin mar fhiacha gnáth-chonnartha in aon chúirt dlighinse inniúla.
Ús ar chúiteamh d'íoc.
15.—(1) Fé réir forálacha an chéad fho-ailt ina dhiaidh seo, déanfaidh údarás áitiúil a thógfaidh talamh fén Acht so íoc le gach duine le n-a mbeidh cúiteamh iníoctha fén Acht so in ús ar mbéid an chúitimh sin, ar bheith ceaptha dhó, do réir ceithre punt per cent. per annum o dháta an tailimh sin do dhílsiú san údarás áitiúil sin go dtí dáta an chúitimh sin do cheapadh amhlaidh.
(2) I gcás údarás áitiúil do dhéanamh tairgseana gan choinníoll i scríbhinn, á thairgsint aon tsuim áirithe d'íoc le duine ar bith mar chúiteamh alos tailimh a bheidh tógtha aca fén Acht so, agus gan an duine sin do ghlacadh leis an tairgsint sin agus gan an tsuim a mholfaidh an t-eadarascánaidhe oifigiúil mar chúiteamh don duine sin do dhul thar an suim a tairgfear amhlaidh, ní bheidh aon ús iníoctha ar an gcúiteamh san fén alt so i rith tréimhse ar bith tar éis dáta na tairgseana san.
(3) Gach suim is iníoctha ag údarás áitiúil fén alt so mar ús ar mhéid aon chúitimh áirithe féadfar, i gcás í fhágaint gan íoc, í bhaint den údarás áitiúil sin mar fhiacha gnáth-chonnartha in aon chúirt dlighinse inniúla.
Iocaíocht as feabhsú.
16.—(1) Pé uair a méadófar luach aon mhaoine tré obair dheimhnithe do dhéanamh, beidh feidhm agus éifeacht ag ailt 72, 73, 75, 77 agus 78 (a bhaineann le híocaíocht as feabhsú) den Acht um Bailte agus Líomatáistí do Shíneadh Amach, 1934 (Uimh. 22 de 1934), maidir leis an luach méaduithe sin fé is dá mb'é fé ndeár an méadú san ná údarás freagarthach do dhéanamh oibre de bhun forála i scéim phleanála, ach san gus na hatharuithe agus fé réir na n-atharuithe seo leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) déanfar gach tagairt no luadh don údarás freagarthach atá in aon alt aca san do léiriú agus beidh éifeacht aige mar thagairt no mar luadh don údarás áitiúil is údarás feidhmiúcháin alos na hoibre deimhnithe sin;
(b) is cead iarratas, ar íocaíocht as feabhsú, do dhéanamh tráth ar bith fé cheann dhá mhí dhéag tar éis na hoibre deimhnithe le n-a mbainfidh do chríochnú;
(c) déanfar gach tagairt no luadh don chlár atá in aon alt aca san do léiriú agus beidh éifeacht aige mar thagairt no mar luadh don chlár is gá, do réir an ailt seo, do gach údarás áitiúil a bheidh ag déanamh oibre deimhnithe do choimeád;
(d) na hatharuithe eile sin (más aon atharú é) is ceart dar leis an Aire a dhéanamh le hordú d'fhonn lán-fheidhm agus lán-éifeacht do bheith ag na hailt sin chun crícheanna an Achta so.
(2) Gach údarás áitiúil a bheidh ag déanamh oibre deimhnithe, coimeádfaid clár chun crícheanna na n-alt san den Acht um Bailte agus Líomatáistí do Shíneadh Amach, 1934 (Uimh. 22 de 1934), atá á gcur i mbaint tríd an alt so, agus cuirfid sa chlár san gach iontráil is gá do réir na n-alt san, ar n-a gcur i mbaint amhlaidh, a chur ann.
(3) An t-airgead uile do gheobhaidh údarás áitiúil, de bhuadh na n-alt san den Acht um Bailte agus Líomatáistí do Shíneadh Amach, 1934 (Uimh. 22 de 1934), atá á gcur i mbaint tríd an alt so, mar íocaíocht as feabhsú alos oibre deimhnithe ar n-a dhéanamh ag an údarás áitiúil sin, úsáidfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin é chun no mar chabhair chun íoctha na gcostas fé n-a ndeachthas chun na hoibre sin do dhéanamh, agus déanfar an barrachas (más ann dó) den airgead san a bheidh fágtha, tar éis na gcostas san d'íoc, d'úsáid sa tslí sin a chinnfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin le toiliú an Aire.
Talamh ná beidh ag teastáil do chur de láimh.
17.—(1) I gcás gan iomlán aon tailimh, no aon chuid áirithe d'aon talamh, a bheidh tógtha chun críche ar bith fén Acht so, do bheith ag teastáil chun na críche sin, aon tráth áirithe, ón údarás áitiúil do thóg é, is cead don údarás áitiúil sin, ach toiliú an Aire do bheith aca chuige sin, an talamh san d'úsáid chun críche ar bith eile bhainfidh le n-a gcomhachta agus le n-a ndualgaisí, no an t-iomlán san no an chuid sin (do réir mar a bheidh) do dhíol no do chur ar cíos, tré cheaint phuiblí no tré chonnradh phríobháideach, in aon achar amháin no níos mó.
(2) Gach suim do gheobhaidh údarás áitiúil, alos talamh do dhíol no do chur ar léas fén alt so, úsáidfidh an t-údarás áitiúil sin í chun críche a gcomhacht agus a ndualgas sa tslí sin a mheasfaid, le toiliú an Aire, do bheith ceart.
Obair fhóntais phuiblí do thuairisciú i ndeimhniú no in ordú.
18.—Aon obair fhóntais phuiblí go mbainfidh deimhniú no ordú fén Acht so léi, féadfar í thuairisciú sa deimhniú no san ordú san tré ráiteas ghenerálta i dtaobh cineáil agus críche na hoibre sin do chur ann, agus ní gá suidheamh gach coda ná aon choda áirithe dhi do luadh ná, i gcás bóthair, puintí cinn scríbe ná cúrsa an bhóthair sin do luadh go beacht.
Ailt áirithe den Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, d'atharú.
19.—(1) I gcás obair dheimhnithe do bheith ina hobair le n-a mbaineann ailt 35 agus 36 den Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, go díreach no de bhuadh ailt 64 den Acht san, is gus na hatharuithe seo leanas agus fé n-a réir a bheidh éifeacht ag na hailt sin 35 agus 36 maidir leis an obair dheimhnithe sin, sé sin le rá:—
(a) cuirfear mí in ionad na tréimhse de thrí mhí luaidhtear san alt san 35, agus
(b) cuirfear mí in ionad na tréimhse de thrí mhí luaidhtear san alt san 36.
(2) I gcás obair dheimhnithe do bheith ina hobair le n-a mbaineann alt 63 den Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, is fé is dá ndeintí an tréimhse sin de mhí do chur in ionad na tréimhse de dhá mhí luaidhtear san alt san a bheidh éifeacht ag an alt san maidir leis an obair dheimhnithe sin.
Cóipeanna d'orduithe do thabhairt do dhaoine.
20.—(1) I gcás inar gá, do réir an Achta so, cóip d'ordú do thabhairt do dhuine ar bith, díreofar an chóip sin chun an duine sin, agus bhéarfar dó í i slí aca so leanas, sé sin le rá:—
(a) tré n-a seachadadh don duine sin;
(b) tré n-a fágaint ag seoladh ghnáth-chomhnaidhe an duine sin;
(c) tré n-a cur tríd an bpost i leitir chláruithe roimh-íoctha ar n-a díriú chun an duine sin fé sheoladh a ghnáthchomhnaidhe.
(2) Chun cóip d'ordú do thabhairt, de bhun an Achta so, do chuideachtain a bheidh cláruithe fé sna hAchtanna Cuideachtan, 1908 go 1924, is tuigthe an chuideachta san do bheith ina ngnáthchomhnaidhe ina n-oifig chláruithe.
(3) Chun cóip d'ordú do thabhairt, de bhun an Achta so, do chólucht chorparuithe (seachas aon chuideachta den tsórt san a luaidhtear sa bhfo-alt deiridh sin roimhe seo den alt so) no do chólucht neamh-ionchorparuithe, is tuigthe an cólucht san do bheith ina ngnáth-chomhnaidhe ina bpríomh-oifig no ina bpríomh-áit ghnótha.
Rialacháin.
21.—Féadfaidh an tAire rialacháin do dhéanamh ag ordú fuirmeacha bheidh le n-úsáid fén Acht so.
Costaisí an Aire.
22.—Sa mhéid go gceadóidh an tAire Airgeadais é, is amach as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas a híocfar na costaisí fé n-a raghaidh an tAire chun an Achta so do riaradh.
Gearr-theideal.
23.—Féadfar an tAcht Díomhaointis (Oibreacha Fóirthne), 1940, do ghairm den Acht so.
Number 34 of 1940.
UNEMPLOYMENT (RELIEF WORKS) ACT, 1940.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Acts Referred to | |
No. 28 of 1939 | |
No. 5 of 1925 | |
No. 22 of 1925 | |
No. 22 of 1934 | |
Number 34 of 1940.
UNEMPLOYMENT (RELIEF WORKS) ACT, 1940.
Definitions.
1.—(1) In this Act—
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health;
the expression “work of public utility” means a work which is within the powers of any local authority or any two or more local authorities acting jointly;
the word “road” means any public road and includes any bridge, pipe, arch, gully, footway, pavement, fence, railing, or wall forming part thereof;
the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.
(2) Each of the following bodies and no other body shall be a local authority for the purposes of this Act, and the expression “local authority” shall in this Act be construed accordingly, that is to say:—
(a) the corporation of a county or other borough,
(b) the council of a county,
(c) the council of an urban district,
(d) a board of health,
(e) the joint board of a united district established under the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, or this Act.
Certification of work by the Minister.
2.—(1) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that a particular work of public utility which is being or is about to be executed by a local authority was or is being undertaken wholly or partly for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed persons in a particular area, the Minister may (subject to the limitation imposed by this section) certify that such work was or is being undertaken by such local authority for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed persons in a particular area specified in such certificate.
(2) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that, for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed persons in a particular area, it is expedient that a particular work of public utility which a particular local authority has power by law (including this Act or any order made thereunder) to execute should be undertaken and executed by that local authority, the Minister may (subject to the limitations imposed by this section) after consultation with such local authority certify that such work should be undertaken by such local authority for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed persons in such particular area.
(3) No certificate shall be given by the Minister under this section after the expiration of two years from the date on which the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939), ceases to be in force.
(4) A certificate may be given by the Minister under this section notwithstanding that the work to which such certificate relates was begun before the passing of this Act.
(5) In this Act—
the expression “certified work” means a work in respect of which a certificate has been given by the Minister under this section, and
the expression “executing authority” when used in relation to a certified work, means the local authority mentioned in the certificate given by the Minister in respect of such work as the local authority by whom such work was, is being, or should be undertaken.
Power of Minister to compel execution of work.
3.—(1) It shall be the duty of the local authority which is the executing authority in respect of a certified work to undertake, execute and complete such work with all reasonable speed.
(2) Whenever a local authority refuses or, in the opinion of the Minister, has failed to do anything which is declared by this section to be the duty of such local authority, the Minister may by order made by him under section 72 of the Local Government Act, 1925 (No. 5 of 1925), but without holding any such local inquiry as is mentioned in that section, dissolve such local authority, and thereupon the said section 72 as amended by subsequent enactments shall apply and have effect accordingly.
Transfer of powers in relation to roads.
4.—(1) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that, for the purpose of providing employment for unemployed persons, it is expedient that a particular work of public utility consisting of the construction of a new road or the improvement of an existing road or partly of such construction and partly of such improvement should be undertaken and executed by a local authority which is not charged by virtue of section 24 of the Local Government Act, 1925 (No. 5 of 1925), with the construction and maintenance of such road (whether new or existing or partly new and partly existing) or is charged by virtue of the said section with the construction and maintenance of a portion or portions only of such road, the Minister may, subject to the limitation imposed by this section and after consultation with such local authority and with the council charged by virtue of the said section 24 with the construction and maintenance of such road or of the portion or portions thereof with the construction and maintenance of which such local authority is not charged as aforesaid (as the case may be), by order transfer as on and from a specified date to such local authority from the said council all the powers and duties of the said council under the said Local Government Act, 1925, in relation to such road or the said portion or portions thereof (as the case may be) and all powers and duties of the said council under any other enactment in relation to the construction, improvement, and maintenance thereof.
(2) No order, except an amending order under the next following sub-section, shall be made by the Minister under this section after the expiration of two years from the date on which the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939), ceases to be in force.
(3) The Minister may by order whenever he so thinks proper amend an order made by him under this section, including an order made under this sub-section.
(4) Whenever the Minister has made an order under the first sub-section of this section, the powers and duties transferred by such order shall, as on and from the date specified in that behalf in such order but subject to any amendment of such order made under the next preceding sub-section of this section, be exercisable and performed by the local authority to which they are so transferred and by no other authority.
(5) Any expenses incurred by the corporation of a county or other borough, or the council of a county or of an urban district to whom powers and duties in relation to any road are transferred by order under this section in the exercise and performance of such powers and duties shall be raised and charged as if such road were a main road, a county road, or an urban road (as the Minister shall direct) situate in such county or other borough, or county or urban district, as the case may be.
Contribution by a local authority to the cost of a certified work.
5.—(1) In this section the expression “benefited authority” means, in relation to a certified work, a local authority the performance of the functions of which will be facilitated or rendered less costly by such certified work when completed.
(2) Where a certified work has been or is being or is about to be executed, the following provisions shall have effect in relation to such certified work, that is to say:—
(a) any benefited authority may, with the consent of the Minister, agree with the local authority which is the executing authority in respect of such certified work to pay to that authority a specified contribution (in one sum or by instalments) towards the cost of the execution of the said certified work;
(b) the Minister may by order require any local authority which is, in his opinion, a benefited authority to pay to the said executing authority (either, as shall be specified in such order, in one sum or by instalments of specified amounts payable at specified times), a contribution of specified amount towards the cost of the execution of the said certified work;
(c) any contribution or instalment of a contribution towards the cost of the execution of the said certified work which is payable by a benefited authority to the said executing authority by virtue of an agreement made under this section between those authorities or by virtue of an order made by the Minister under this section may be recovered by the said executing authority from such benefited authority in any court of competent jurisdiction as a simple contract debt;
(d) the amount of any such contribution or instalment of a contribution as is mentioned in the next preceding paragraph of this sub-section shall be raised by means of such rate charged on such area as the Minister shall direct having regard to the manner in and extent to which the performance of the functions of such benefited authority are or will be facilitated or rendered less costly by the said certified work when completed, and all other relevant circumstances.
(3) Where—
(a) a certified work consists of the construction of a new road or the improvement of an existing road or partly of such construction and partly of such improvement, and
(b) the powers and duties of the council charged by law with the construction and maintenance of such road (whether new or existing or partly new and partly existing) or of any part of such road have been transferred under this Act from such council to the local authority which is the executing authority in respect of such certified work,
the next preceding sub-section of this section shall apply and have effect in relation to any costs and expenses other than the cost of the execution of the said certified work incurred by the said executing authority at any time after such transfer in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties so transferred as if such costs and expenses were part of the cost of the execution of the said certified work and the said council (if it is not a benefited authority) were a benefited authority, but with and subject to the modifications that the contribution payable by the said council to the said executing authority in respect of the said costs and expenses may be an annual sum and may be varied from time to time either by agreement (with the consent of the Minister) between the said council and the said executing authority or by the Minister by order.
Borrowing.
6.—(1) Where—
(a) the Minister has consented to the borrowing of moneys by a local authority for the purpose of defraying the expenses of one or more certified works by means of the creation and issue of stock (in this sub-section (referred to as new stock), and
(b) moneys are held by such local authority in a redemption fund for the purpose of the redemption of any stock (in this sub-section referred to as existing stock) previously issued by such local authority,
the Minister may by order authorise such local authority to exchange, by agreements with the holders, all or any of the existing stock which is required to be redeemed within a period not exceeding five years from the date of such order for new stock equal in nominal value to the nominal value of the existing stock so exchanged and to withdraw from the appropriate account or accounts in such redemption fund and expend for the purposes of such certified work or works and for the expenses (if any) of such exchange an amount equal to the nominal value of the existing stock so exchanged.
(2) Moneys borrowed by a local authority for the purposes of a certified work shall not be reckoned as part of the debt of such local authority for the purposes of any enactment limiting the amount which may be borrowed by such local authority or limiting the amount which may be borrowed by such local authority otherwise than in pursuance of a provisional order confirmed by the Oireachtas.
Formation of united districts.
7.—(1) In this section the expression “the Act” means the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, and the expressions “sanitary authority”, “sanitary district” and “contributory place” have the same meanings respectively as they have in the Act.
(2) Whenever the Minister is of opinion that the formation of a united district is expedient for the purposes of the execution of a work of public utility, the Minister may by order form any two or more sanitary districts or contributory places into a united district for the purposes of the execution of the said work.
(3) Whenever the Minister has formed a united district under this section, every enactment relating to a united district formed under section 12 of the Act shall (subject to the next following sub-section of this section) apply and have effect in relation to the united district formed under this section as if that district had been formed under the said section 12, but subject to the modification that every reference in such enactment to the provisional order forming a united district shall be construed and have effect as a reference to the order under this section forming such united district.
(4) Whenever the Minister forms under this section a united district, the Minister if he so thinks proper may, by the order forming such united district,
(a) postpone for a specified period the formation under section 13 of the Act of a joint board as the governing body of such united district, and
(b) confer on and vest in the sanitary authority of any one of the sanitary districts wholly or partly included in such united district all the powers and duties of such joint board during such postponement.
(5) The Minister may at any time by order amend any order made by him under this section (including an order made under this sub-section) and in particular may by any such amendment extend or reduce the period of postponement mentioned in the next preceding sub-section of this section.
(6) No order, except an amending order under the immediately preceding sub-section, shall be made by the Minister under this section after the expiration of two years from the date on which the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939), ceases to be in force.
Acquisition of land for certified work.
8.—(1) A local authority which is the executing authority in respect of a certified work may for the purposes of the execution of such work acquire, either by agreement or compulsorily, any land wherever situate.
(2) A local authority which is the executing authority in respect of a certified work consisting of the construction of a new road or the improvement of an existing road or partly of such construction and partly of such improvement may acquire any land either by agreement or compulsorily for the purpose of improving the frontage of such road or of facilitating or controlling the proper development of the land in the neighbourhood of such road.
(3) A local authority which has acquired any land under the immediately preceding sub-section of this section may, with the consent of the Minister, sell or let, by public auction or private treaty, in suitable lots and subject to appropriate conditions, any land so acquired.
(4) Every sum received by a local authority in respect of the sale or lease of land under this section shall be applied by such local authority firstly towards the cost of the acquisition of such land, secondly towards the expenses of the relevant certified work, and, as regards any balance remaining unapplied, for the purpose of the powers and duties of such local authority in such manner as they, with the consent of the Minister, think proper.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, a local authority shall not acquire compulsorily under this section any land which is held or occupied by another local authority or by any body corporate for the purposes of a railway, tramway, dock, canal, gas, electricity or other public undertaking.
Preliminary order for the acquisition of land.
9.—(1) A local authority proposing to acquire any land compulsorily under this Act shall by order (in this Act referred to as a preliminary order) declare that they propose so to acquire such land.
(2) A preliminary order shall specify the land to be acquired, the certified work in relation to which such land is required, and the use which is intended to be made of such land.
(3) Whenever a local authority make a preliminary order, such local authority shall, within seven days after making such order—
(a) post a copy of such order on or near the land to which such order relates, and
(b) give a copy of such order to the occupier (if any) of such land and to every (if any) person having an estate or interest in or right over such land whose existence and name and the address at which he ordinarily resides can be ascertained by such local authority by reasonable inquiries, and
(c) publish a copy of such order in a newspaper circulating in an area in which such land is situated.
(4) Where a preliminary order contains a map or plan of the land to which such order relates, such map or plan may be omitted from the copies of such order posted and published in pursuance of paragraphs (a) and (c) of the immediately preceding sub-section of this section but a copy of such map or plan shall be deposited in the office of the local authority making such order and shall there be kept open for inspection at reasonable times and the said copies of such order shall contain a statement that such map or plan is deposited and kept open for inspection as aforesaid.
Application to annul preliminary order.
10.—(1) The occupier or any person having an estate or interest in or right over the land to which a preliminary order relates may, not later than twenty-one days or, if there is an occupied building on the land, twenty-eight days after the posting of such order on or near the land to which such order relates apply to the Minister for the annulment of such order, and, on such application the Minister may at his discretion either annul such order or restrict the application of such order to portion of the land to which it originally related.
(2) Before determining an application under this section, the Minister may hold a public inquiry into the subject matter thereof and Article 32 of the Schedule to the Local Government (Application of Enactments) Order, 1898, shall apply in respect of every such public inquiry in like manner as the said Article applies in respect of the local inquiries therein mentioned.
Vesting orders.
11.—(1) If no application is made under and in accordance with the immediately preceding section for the annulment of a preliminary order or if, where any such application is made, on the determination thereof such preliminary order is not annulled, the local authority by whom such preliminary order was made may by order (in this Act referred to as a vesting order) acquire the land to which such preliminary order relates, or, where such determination has restricted the application of such preliminary order to part of such land, such part of such land.
(2) Where a local authority, before making a vesting order, become aware that the land to be acquired by such order is subject (whether alone or in conjunction with other land) to any annuity or other payment to the Irish Land Commission, to any annuity or payment to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland or to any charge for estate duty or succession duty payable to the Revenue Commissioners on the death of any person, such local authority shall forthwith inform the Irish Land Commission, the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland or the Revenue Commissioners (as the case may be) of the intention to make such order.
(3) Whenever a local authority make a vesting order, they shall within seven days after making such order—
(a) post a copy of such order on or near the land acquired by such order, and
(b) give a copy of such order to the occupier (if any) of such land and to every (if any) person having an estate or interest in or right over such land whose existence and name and the address at which he ordinarily resides can be ascertained by such local authority by reasonable inquiries.
Form and effect of vesting orders.
12.—(1) Every vesting order by which a local authority acquires any land shall be in the prescribed form, shall contain a map or plan of such land and shall be expressed and shall operate to vest such land in such local authority in fee simple free from incumbrances and all estates, rights, titles, and interests of whatsoever kind on a specified date not earlier than fourteen days after the making of such order and such local authority may enter on and take possession of such land on the date so specified.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the immediately preceding sub-section of this section, where a local authority has acquired by a vesting order land which is subject, either alone or in conjunction with other land, to a purchase annuity, payment in lieu of rent, or other annual sum (not being merely a rent under a contract of tenancy) payable to the Irish Land Commission, such local authority shall become and be liable, as from the date on which such land is vested in them by such vesting order, for the payment to the Irish Land Commission of such annual sum or such portion thereof as shall be apportioned by the Irish Land Commission on such land as if such land had been transferred to such local authority by the owner thereof on that date.
(3) If any person obstructs or interferes with the entry on or taking possession of any land under this section by a local authority, such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or, at the discretion of the court, to both such fine and such imprisonment.
Registration of title to land the subject of vesting order.
13.—Where any land has become vested by means of a vesting order in a local authority, such local authority shall, as soon as may be after the vesting date, send to the registering authority under the Local Registration of Title (Ireland) Act, 1891, such vesting order, and on receipt thereof the registering authority shall cause the title of such local authority to the ownership of such land in fee-simple to be registered under the said Act and such registration shall comprise a statement that such land is vested in such local authority subject to the payment of any purchase annuity, payment in lieu of rent or other annual sum, or portion thereof, payable to the Irish Land Commission under section 12 of the Unemployment (Relief Works) Act, 1940.
Compensation.
14.—(1) A local authority by whom a vesting order is made in respect of any land shall be liable to pay compensation in respect of the acquisition of such land as if such land had been acquired by such local authority for the purposes of the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931.
(2) The following enactments, that is to say:—
(a) the Lands Clauses Acts, as amended by the Second Schedule to the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, and
(b) the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act, 1919, as amended by the Acquisition of Land (Reference Committee) Act, 1925 (No. 22 of 1925),
in so far as they relate to the fixing and payment of compensation in respect of the acquisition of land by a sanitary authority for the purposes of the Public Health Acts, 1878 to 1931, shall apply and have effect in relation to the compensation payable by a local authority under this section.
(3) Compensation payable under this section by a local authority shall, in default of payment, be recoverable from such local authority as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Payment of interest on compensation.
15.—(1) Subject to the provisions of the next following sub-section a local authority which has acquired land under this Act shall pay to every person to whom compensation is payable under this Act interest on the amount of such compensation when fixed at the rate of four pounds per cent. per annum from the date on which such land vested in such local authority until the date when such compensation is so fixed.
(2) Where a local authority has made an unconditional offer in writing of any sum as compensation in respect of land acquired under this Act to any person and such offer is not accepted by such person and the sum awarded as compensation to such person by the official arbitrator does not exceed the sum so offered, no interest shall be payable on such compensation under this section during any period after the date of such offer.
(3) Every sum payable under this section by a local authority as interest on the amount of compensation shall, in default of payment, be recoverable from such local authority as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Payment for betterment.
16.—(1) Whenever the value of any property is increased by the execution of a certified work, sections 72, 73, 75, 77 and 78 (which relate to payment for betterment) of the Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934 (No. 22 of 1934), shall apply and have effect in relation to such increased value in like manner as if such increase had been caused by the execution of a work by a responsible authority in pursuance of a provision contained in a planning scheme, but with and subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—
(a) every reference to or mention of the responsible authority contained in any of the said sections shall be construed and have effect as a reference to or mention of the local authority which is the executing authority in respect of the said certified work;
(b) an application for payment of betterment may be made at any time within twelve months after the completion of the certified work to which it relates,
(c) every reference to or mention of the register contained in any of the said sections shall be construed and have effect as a reference to or mention of the register required by this section to be kept by every local authority executing a certified work;
(d) such other (if any) modifications as the Minister shall think proper to make by order for the purpose of enabling the said sections to have full force and effect for the purposes of this Act.
(2) Every local authority executing a certified work shall keep a register for the purposes of the said sections of the Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934 (No. 22 of 1934), applied by this section and shall make in such register all such entries as are required to be made therein by the said sections as so applied.
(3) All moneys received by a local authority, by virtue of the said sections of the Town and Regional Planning Act, 1934 (No. 22 of 1934), applied by this section, as payment for betterment in respect of a certified work executed by such local authority shall be applied by such local authority in or towards the discharge of the expenses incurred in the execution of such work, and the surplus (if any) of such money remaining after discharging such expenses shall be applied in such manner as such local authority shall, with the consent of the Minister, decide.
Disposal of surplus land.
17.—(1) Where the whole or any part of any land acquired for any purpose under this Act is at any time not required for such purpose by the local authority by whom it was acquired, such local authority may, with the consent of the Minister, either use such land for any other purpose connected with their powers and duties, or, sell or let by public auction or private treaty in one or more lots, such whole or part (as the case may be).
(2) Every sum received by a local authority in respect of the sale or lease of land under this section shall be applied by such local authority for the purpose of their powers and duties in such manner as such local authority, with the consent of the Minister, think proper.
Description in certificate or order of work of public utility.
18.—Any work of public utility to which a certificate or order under this Act relates may be described in such certificate or order by means of a general statement of the character and purpose of such work without specifying the situation of every or any portion thereof or, in the case of a road, the exact terminal points or course thereof.
Modification of certain sections of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878.
19.—(1) Where a certified work is a work to which sections 35 and 36 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, apply (whether directly or by virtue of section 64 of that Act), the said sections 35 and 36 shall, in relation to the said certified work, have effect with and subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—
(a) the period of one month shall be substituted for the period of three months mentioned in the said section 35, and
(b) the period of one month shall be substituted for the period of three months mentioned in the said section 36.
(2) Where a certified work is a work to which section 63 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, applies, that section shall, in relation to the said certified work, have effect as if the said period of one month were substituted for the period of two months mentioned in the said section.
Giving of copies of orders.
20.—(1) Where a copy of an order is required by this Act to be given to any person, such copy shall be addressed to such person and shall be given to him in one of the following ways, that is to say:—
(a) by delivering it to such person;
(b) by leaving it at the address at which such person ordinarily resides;
(c) by sending it by post in a prepaid registered letter addressed to such person at the address at which he ordinarily resides.
(2) For the purpose of giving, in pursuance of this Act, a copy of an order to a company registered under the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1924, such company shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its registered office.
(3) For the purpose of giving, in pursuance of this Act, a copy of an order to a corporate body (other than any such company as is mentioned in the next preceding sub-section of this section) or to an unincorporated body, such body shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident at its principal office or place of business.
Regulations.
21.—The Minister may make regulations prescribing forms for use under this Act.
Expenses of the Minister.
22.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
Short title.
23.—This Act may be cited as the Unemployment (Relief Works) Act, 1940.