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Uimhir 18 de 1942.
ACHT UM THOGHCHÁIN ÁITIÚLA (LEASÚ), 1942.
[An tionntódh oifigeamhail.]
An Príomh-Acht, Acht 1940, agus Acht 1941.
1.—San Acht so—
cialluíonn an abairt “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1937 (Uimh. 14 de 1937),
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1940” an tAcht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla (Leasú), 1940 (Uimh. 19 de 1940), agus
cialluíonn an abairt “Acht 1941” an tAcht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla (Leasú), 1941 (Uimh. 20 de 1941).
Léiriú agus mínithe.
2.—(1) Léighfear agus léireofar mar éinní amháin an tAcht so, an Príomh-Acht, Acht 1940, agus Acht 1941.
(2) San Acht so cialluíonn an abairt “an tAire” an tAire Riaghaltais Aiteamhail agus Sláinte Poiblidhe.
(3) Is údarás áitiúil chun crícheanna an Achta so gach cólucht atá ina údarás áitiúil chun crícheanna Coda II den Príomh-Acht agus fós (ach amháin sa leasú a dhéanann an tAcht so ar alt 5 den Príomh-Acht) comhairle chontae-bhuirge Chorcaighe, agus léireofar an abairt “údarás áitiúil” dá réir sin san Acht so.
Ailt 5 agus 7 den Phríomh-Acht do leasú.
3.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 5 den Phríomh-Acht, ar n-a leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1940 agus le fo-alt (1) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1941, do leasú tré fho-alt (1) den alt san do scriosadh amach agus tríd an bhfo-alt so leanas do chur isteach san alt san in ionad an fho-ailt a scriostar amach amhlaidh. sé sin le rá:—
“(1) Déanfaidh an tAire le hordú, roimh an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1943, lá nach déanaighe ná an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1943, do cheapadh maidir le gach údarás áitiúil fé leith chun bheith ina lá cheaptha chun crícheanna na Coda so den Acht so maidir leis an údarás áitiúil sin.”
(2) Déanfar Cuid II den Phríomh-Acht (agus alt 5 de d'áireamh) do léiriú ag féachaint go cuibhe don leasú déantar ar an alt san 5 leis an bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so agus, chun lán-éifeacht do thabhairt don leasú san, cuirfear an dáta an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1943, in ionad an dáta an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1942, san áit ina ndéantar, de bhuadh fo-ailt (2) d'alt 3 d'Acht 1941, an dáta deiridh sin do luadh i bhfo-alt (3) den alt san 5 agus i bhfo-alt (2) d'alt 7 den Phríomh-Acht.
Alt 16 den Phríomh-Acht do leasú.
4.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 16 den Phríomh-Acht, ar n-a leasú le fo-alt (1) d'alt 4 d'Acht 1940 agus le fo-alt (1) d'alt 4 d'Acht 1941, do leasú tré fho-alt (1) den alt san do scriosadh amach agus tré na fo-ailt seo leanas do chur isteach san alt san in ionad an fho-ailt a scriostar amach amhlaidh, sé sin le rá:—
“(1) Déanfaidh an tAire, roimh an 30adh lá de Mheán Fhómhair, 1943, lá nach déanaighe ná an 30adh lá san de Mheán Fhómhair, 1943, do cheapadh le hordú chun bheith ina lá cheaptha chun crícheanna na Coda so den Acht so maidir leis an gcomhairle.
(1a) Aon uair a bheidh lá ceaptha ag an Aire le hordú fén alt so (le n-a n-áirmhítear ordú fén bhfo-alt so) chun bheith ina lá cheaptha chun crícheanna na Coda so den Acht so maidir leis an gcomhairle féadfa sé, le hordú ina dhiaidh sin, an t-ordú san do chúlghairm agus lá eile do cheapadh fé fho-alt (1) den alt so chun bheith ina lá cheaptha chun crícheanna na Coda so den Acht so maidir leis an gcomhairle.”
(2) Léireofar Cuid III den Phríomh-Acht (agus alt 16 de d'áireamh) ag féachaint go cuibhe don leasú déantar ar an alt san 16 leis an bhfo-alt san roimhe seo den alt so.
Forálacha speisialta i dtaobh na bliana 1942.
5.—(1) Chun alt 8, 9 no 10 (do réir mar a bheidh) den Acht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1927 (Uimh. 39 de 1927), agus alt 11 den Acht san do bhaint le haon údarás áitiúil is bliain ná beidh toghchán cinn trí mblian chun na comhairle sin ann an bhliain 1942.
(2) Má thárlann, maidir le haon údarás áitiúil áirithe, an lá ceaptha chun crícheanna Coda II den Phríomh-Acht ar n-a leasú leis an Acht so no Coda III den Phríomh-Acht ar n-a leasú leis an Acht so (do réir mar a bheidh) do thuitim sa bhliain 1942,—
(a) déanfar an tagairt atá sa bhfo-alt san roimhe seo don bhliain 1942 do léiriú, maidir leis an údarás áitiúil sin, mar thagairt don chuid den bhliain sin roimh an lá ceaptha san, agus
(b) chun alt 8, 9 no 10 (do réir mar a bheidh) den Acht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1927 (Uimh. 39 de 1927), agus alt 11 den Acht san do bhaint fairis sin leis an údarás áitiúil sin, is tuigthe gur bliain a mbeidh toghchán cinn trí mblian ann an chuid a bheidh fágtha den bhliain 1942.
Comhacht chun deacrachtaí do réiteach.
6.—I gcás inar eirigh aon deacracht no inar dócha, dar leis an Aire, go n-eireoidh aon deacracht maidir le comóradh aon chruinnithe d'aon údarás áitiúil no cólucht eile mar gheall ar aon leasú ar an bPríomh-Acht a déantar leis an Acht so no mar gheall ar aon fhoráil eile den Acht so, féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, éinní do dhéanamh a chífear dó do bheith riachtanach (do réir mar a bheidh) chun go bhféadfar an cruinniú san do chomóradh no chun a thabhairt go mbeadh an t-údarás áitiúil no an cólucht eile sin códhéanta go cuibhe no chun nós imeachta an údaráis áitiúil no an chóluchta eile sin do dhéanamh bailidhe no chun an deacracht san do réiteach ar shlí eile, agus féadfaidh, leis an ordú san, aon oiriúnuithe no modhnuithe do dhéanamh is gá ar aon reacht no ordú no rialachán.
Céad-toghcháin chomhaltaí údarásanna conganta phniblí áirithe.
7.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, socrú do dhéanamh chun céad-toghcháin chomhaltaí údarásanna conganta phuiblí le n-a mbaineann an t-alt so do chomóradh agus féadfaidh pé fofhorálacha agus forálacha iarmartacha do chur san ordú a mheasfaidh is ceart.
(2) Féadfar ordú fén alt so do dhéanamh roimh theacht i bhfeidhm no tar éis teacht i bhfeidhm don Acht um Chongnamh Phuiblí, 1939 (Uimh. 27 de 1939), agus beidh feidhm dlí aige do réir a théarmaí d'ainneoin éinní atá san Acht san no in aon achtachán eile.
(3) Baineann an t-alt so le gach údarás conganta phuiblí fén Acht um Chongnamh Phuiblí, 1939 (Uimh. 27 de 1939), arb infheidhme d'alt 9 no alt 10 den Acht san ina thaobh.
Gearr-theideal agus có-lnadh.
8.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Thoghcháin Áitiúla (Leasú), 1942, do ghairm den Acht so.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1937 go 1942, do ghairm de na hAchtanna um Thoghcháin Áitiúla, 1937 go 1941, agus den Acht so le chéile.
Number 18 of 1942.
LOCAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1942.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
First elections of members of certain public assistance authorities. | |
Acts Referred to | |
No. 14 of 1937 | |
No. 19 of 1940 | |
No. 20 of 1941 | |
No. 39 of 1927 | |
No. 27 of 1939 | |
Number 18 of 1942.
LOCAL ELECTIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1942.
The Principal Act, the Act of 1940, and the Act of 1941.
1.—In this Act—
the expression “the Principal Act” means the Local Elections Act, 1937 (No. 14 of 1937),
the expression “the Act of 1940” means the Local Elections (Amendment) Act, 1940 (No. 19 of 1940), and
the expression “the Act of 1941” means the Local Elections (Amendment) Act, 1941 (No. 20 of 1941).
Construction and definitions.
2.—(1) This Act shall be read and construed as one with the Principal Act, the Act of 1940, and the Act of 1941.
(2) In this Act the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.
(3) Every body which is a local authority for the purposes of Part II of the Principal Act and also (except in the amendment made by this Act of section 5 of the Principal Act) the council of the county borough of Cork shall be a local authority for the purposes of this Act, and the expression “local authority” shall be construed accordingly in this Act.
Amendment of sections 5 and 7 of the Principal Act.
3.—(1) Section 5 of the Principal Act, as amended by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1940 and sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1941, is hereby amended by the deletion of sub-section (1) of that section and the insertion in the said section of the following sub-section in lieu of the sub-section so deleted, that is to say:—
“(1) The Minister shall, before the 30th day of September, 1943, by order appoint in respect of every local authority a day not later than the 30th day of September, 1943, to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Part of this Act in respect of such local authority.”
(2) Part II of the Principal Act (including section 5 thereof) shall be construed with due regard to the amendment made in the said section 5 by the foregoing sub-section of this section and, for the purpose of giving full effect to that amendment, the date the 30th day of September, 1943, shall be substituted for the date the 30th day of September, 1942, where the latter date is, by virtue of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act of 1941, mentioned in sub-section (3) of the said section 5 and in sub-section (2) of section 7 of the Principal Act.
Amendment of section 16 of the Principal Act.
4.—(1) Section 16 of the Principal Act, as amended by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1940 and sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1941, is hereby amended by the deletion of sub-section (1) of that section and the insertion in the said section of the following sub-sections in lieu of the sub-section so deleted, that is to say:—
“(1) The Minister shall, before the 30th day of September, 1943, by order appoint a day not later than the said 30th day of September, 1943, to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Part of this Act in respect of the council.
(1a) Whenever the Minister has by an order under this section (including an order under this sub-section) appointed a day to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Part of this Act in respect of the council, he may by a subsequent order revoke such order and appoint under sub-section (1) of this section another day to be the appointed day for the purposes of this Part of this Act in respect of the council.”
(2) Part III of the Principal Act (including section 16 thereof) shall be construed with due regard to the amendment made in the said section 16 by the foregoing sub-section of this section.
Special provisions in relation to the year 1942.
5.—(1) For the purposes of the application in relation to any local authority of section 8, 9 or 10 (as the case may be) of the Local Elections Act, 1927 (No. 39 of 1927), and of section 11 of that Act, the year 1942 shall be a year in which no triennial election to such local authority is held.
(2) Where, in relation to a local authority, the appointed day for the purposes of Part II of the Principal Act as amended by this Act or Part III of the Principal Act as amended by this Act (as the case may be) falls in the year 1942,—
(a) the reference in the foregoing sub-section to the year 1942 shall, in relation to such local authority, be construed as a reference to the part of such year prior to the said appointed day, and
(b) for the purposes of the further application in relation to such local authority of section 8, 9, or 10 (as the case may be) of the Local Elections Act, 1927 (No. 39 of 1927), and of section 11 of that Act, the remaining part of the year 1942 shall be deemed to be a year in which a triennial election is held.
Power to resolve difficulties.
6.—Where any difficulty has arisen or is, in the opinion of the Minister, likely to arise in regard to the holding of any meeting of any local authority, or other body by reason of any amendment of the Principal Act made by this Act or by reason of any other provision of this Act, the Minister may by order do any matter or thing which shall appear to him to be necessary (as the case may be) to enable such meeting to be held, or to constitute properly such local authority or other body, or to validate the procedure of such local authority or other body, or otherwise to resolve such difficulty, and may by such order make any necessary adaptations or modifications of any statute, order, or regulation.
First elections of members of certain public assistance authorities.
7.—(1) The Minister may by order make provision for the holding of the first elections of the members of public assistance authorities to which this section applies and may include in the order all such ancillary and consequential provisions as he thinks proper.
(2) An order under this section may be made either before or after the commencement of the Public Assistance Act, 1939 (No. 27 of 1939), and shall have the force of law in accordance with its terms notwithstanding anything contained in that Act or in any other enactment.
(3) This section applies to every public assistance authority under the Public Assistance Act, 1939 (No. 27 of 1939), in relation to which section 9 or section 10 of that Act is applicable.
Short title and collective citation.
8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Elections (Amendment) Act, 1942.
(2) The Local Elections Acts, 1937 to 1941, and this Act may be cited together as the Local Elections Acts, 1937 to 1942.