Number 37 of 1961.

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1961.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 37 of 1961.

TOURIST TRAFFIC ACT, 1961.

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1952” means the Tourist Traffic Act, 1952;

“the Board” means Bord Fáilte Éireann.

(2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1959, and this Act shall be construed as one.

Non-repayable grants.

2.—(1) The Minister for Industry and Commerce, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may, from time to time, pay to the Board out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such sums, not exceeding in the aggregate five million pounds, as the Board shall require.

(2) Sums paid under this section shall not be repayable.

(3) Any moneys provided by the Oireachtas or paid to the Board under section 7 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1955, in the year beginning on the 1st day of April, 1961, shall be deemed to have been provided or paid, as the case may be, under this section.

(4) Sums payable under this section to the Board are in addition to sums payable to the Board under section 2 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1959.

Increase of aggregate amount of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952.

3.—Section 18 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “five million pounds” for “three million pounds” in subsection (1).

Extension of time limit on giving of guarantees under Part III of Act of 1952.

4.—Section 21 of the Act of 1952 is hereby amended by the substitution of “fifteen years from the passing of this Act” for “ten years from the passing of this Act” (inserted by the Tourist Traffic Act, 1957).

Repeals.

5.—Subsection (3) of section 18 of the Act of 1952, section 7 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1955, and subsection (2) of section 3 of the Tourist Traffic Act, 1957, are hereby repealed.

Short title and collective citation.

6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Traffic Act, 1961.

(2) The Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1959, and this Act may be cited together as the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1961.

Uimhir 37 de 1961.

AN tACHT UM THRÁCHT CUARTAÍOCHTA, 1961.

[An tiontú oifigiúil.]

ACHTAÍTEAR AG AN OIREACHTAS MAR A LEANAS:—

Léiriú.

1952, Uimh. 15.

1.—(1) San Acht seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1952” an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1952;

ciallaíonn “an Bord” Bord Fáilte Éireann.

(2) Forléireofar na hAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1959, agus an tAcht seo le chéile mar aon Acht amháin.

Deontais nach mbeidh le haisíoc.

1955, Uimh. 5.

1959, Uimh. 27.

2.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire Tionscail agus Tráchtála, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, cibé suimeanna a theastóidh ón mBord agus nach mó san iomlán ná cúig mhilliún punt a íoc leis an mBord ó am go ham as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.

(2) Ní bheidh suimeanna a íocfar faoin alt seo inaisíoctha.

(3) Aon airgead a bheidh an tOireachtas tar éis a sholáthar nó a bheifear tar éis a íoc leis an mBord faoi alt 7 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1955, an bhliain dar tosach an 1ú lá d'Aibreán, 1961, measfar gur faoin alt seo a soláthraíodh nó a íocadh é, de réir mar a bheidh.

(4) Aon suimeanna is iníoctha faoin alt seo leis an mBord is suimeanna iad i dteannta aon suimeanna is iníoctha leis an mBord faoi alt 2 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1959.

Méadú ar chomhiomlán na ráthaíochtaí faoi Chuid III d'Acht 1952.

3.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 18 d'Acht 1952 trí “cúig mhilliún punt” a chur in ionad “trí mhilliún punt” i bhfo-alt (1).

Síneadh ar an teorainn ama chun ráthaíochtaí a thabhairt faoi Chuid III d'Acht 1952.

1957, Uimh. 27.

4.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 21 d'Acht 1952 trí “cúig bliana déag ó dháta an Achta seo a rith” a chur in ionad “deich mbliana ó dháta an Achta seo a rith” (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1957).

Aisghairm.

5.—Aisghairtear leis seo fo-alt (3) d'alt 18 d'Acht 1952, alt 7 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1955, agus fo-alt (2) d'alt 3 den Acht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1957.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

6.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1961, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1961, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Thrácht Cuartaíochta, 1939 go 1959, agus den Acht seo le chéile.