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Uimhir 8 de 1982
AN tACHT UM LOINGEAS ÉIREANN TEORANTA, 1982
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Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an Chuideachta” Loingeas Éireann Teoranta;
ciallaíonn “ráthaíocht”, ach amháin in alt 2 den Acht seo, ráthaíocht arna tabhairt faoin alt sin;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Airgeadais.
Ráthaíochtaí i leith ráthaíochtaí áirithe a thug an Chuideachta nó i leith airgead is iníoctha aici.
2.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire a ráthú, i cibé foirm agus modh agus ar cibé téarmaí agus coinníollacha is cuí leis, go n-íocfaidh an Chuideachta go cuí aon airgead (lena n-áirítear airgead in airgead reatha seachas airgead reatha an Stáit) is iníoctha ag an gCuideachta i leith aon ráthaíocht a thug an Chuideachta, nó faoi aon chonradh faoina ndeachaigh an Chuideachta chun earraí nó seirbhísí nó earraí agus seirbhísí a sholáthar, arb é atá ann i gceachtar cás ráthaíocht a tugadh nó conradh a rinneadh le ceadú an Aire Iompair agus le toiliú an Aire.
(2) Ní dhéanfaidh an tAire na cumhachtaí a thugtar le fo-alt (1) den alt seo a fheidhmiú ar shlí gur mó ná méid is ionann agus £50,000,000 méid, nó méid comhiomlán, an airgid a dhlífidh sé aon tráth áirithe a íoc de bhun ráthaíochta nó ráthaíochtaí a thug sé faoin alt seo agus a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thuras na huaire, mar aon leis an méid airgid (más ann) a bheidh íoctha aige cheana féin de bhun aon ráthaíochtaí den sórt sin agus nach mbeidh aisíoctha ag an gCuideachta.
(3) Chun an méid airgid a ríomh a bheidh ráthaithe ag an Aire faoin alt seo faoi threoir na teorann le hairgead atá i bhfo-alt (2) den alt seo, déanfar an méid in airgead reatha an Stáit is coibhéis d'airgead in airgead reatha coigríche a ríomh de réir an ráta iomlaoide a bhí i réim an tráth a tugadh an ráthaíocht.
(4) I ndáil le ráthaíochtaí a thug an tAire faoin alt seo i leith airgead in airgead reatha seachas airgead reatha an Stáit, glacfar leis na tagairtí d'airgead i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo agus in ailt 3 agus 5 den Acht seo mar thagairtí do choibhéis an airgid iarbhír in airgead reatha an Stáit, agus an choibhéis sin a ríomh de réir chostas an airgid iarbhír in airgead reatha an Stáit.
Airleacan as an bPríomh-Chiste i leith suimeanna a cheanglaítear a íoc faoi ráthaíocht.
3.—Déanfar an t-airgead a cheanglaítear ar an Aire a íoc i leith suimeanna a bheidh dlite faoi ráthaíocht a airleacan as an bPríomh-Chiste nó as a thoradh fáis.
Airgead a íocadh faoi ráthaíocht a aisíoc.
4.—(1) Déanfaidh an Chuideachta aon airleacain as an bPríomh-Chiste nó as a thoradh fáis chun críocha alt 3 den Acht seo a aisíoc leis an Aire (mar aon le hús ar na hairleacain sin, má cheanglaíonn an tAire amhlaidh, de réir cibé rátaí a cheapfaidh an tAire) laistigh de dhá bhliain ó dháta an airleacain.
(2) I gcás an t-airgead go léir nó aon chuid den airgead a airleacadh faoi alt 3 den Acht seo a bheith gan aisíoc leis an Aire de réir fho-alt (1) den alt seo, déanfar an méid a bheidh gan íoc amhlaidh a aisíoc leis an bPríomh-Chiste as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
(3) D'ainneoin airgead a sholáthar faoi fho-alt (2) den alt seo chun méid a aisíoc leis an bPríomh-Chiste, leanfaidh an Chuideachta faoi dhliteanas don Aire i leith an mhéid sin agus déanfaidh an Chuideachta an méid sin (mar aon le hús air, má cheanglaíonn an tAire amhlaidh, de réir cibé rátaí a cheapfaidh an tAire) a aisíoc leis an Aire cibé tráthanna agus i cibé tráthchodanna a cheapfaidh an tAire agus, mura n-aisíocfar an méid sin mar a dúradh agus, gan dochar d'aon mhodh gnóthaithe eile, beidh sé inghnóthaithe mar fhiach conartha shimplí in aon chúirt dlínse inniúla.
(4) Íocfar isteach sa Státchiste nó cuirfear chun tairbhe don Státchiste airgead a aisíocfaidh an Chuideachta leis an Aire,nó a ghnóthóidh an tAire ón gCuideachta, faoin alt seo.
Ráiteas bliantúil maidir le ráthaíochtaí.
5.—A luaithe is féidir tar éis deireadh gach bliana airgeadais, leagfaidh an tAire faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas ráiteas a inseoidh maidir le gach ráthaíocht a tugadh i rith na bliana sin nó a tugadh aon tráth roimh thosach, agus a bhí i bhfeidhm i dtosach, na bliana sin—
(a) sonraí na ráthaíochta,
(b) i gcás aon íocaíocht a bheith déanta ag an Aire faoin ráthaíocht roimh dheireadh na bliana sin, méid na híocaíochta agus an méid (más ann) a aisíocadh leis an Aire i leith na híocaíochta,
(c) an méid airgid a bheadh dlite den Aire faoin ráthaíocht dá gcuirfí an ráthaíocht i bhfeidhm díreach ar an mbliain sin a bheith caite.
Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.
6.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Loingeas Éireann Teoranta, 1982, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Loingeas Éireann Teoranta, 1947 go 1982 a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Loingeas Éireann Teoranta, 1947 go 1980, agus den Acht seo.
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Na hAchtanna um Loingeas Éireann Teoranta, 1947 go 1980 |
Na hAchtanna um Loingeas Éireann Teoranta, 1947 go 1982 |
Number 8 of 1982
IRISH SHIPPING LIMITED ACT, 1982
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Guarantees in respect of certain guarantees given, or moneys payable, by the Company. | |
Advance out of Central Fund in respect of sums required to be paid under guarantee. | |
Acts Referred to | |
Irish Shipping Limited Acts, 1947 to 1980 | |
Irish Shipping Limited Acts, 1947 to 1982 | |
Number 8 of 1982
IRISH SHIPPING LIMITED ACT, 1982
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Company” means Irish Shipping Limited;
“guarantee” means, except in section 2 of this Act, a guarantee given under that section;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Finance.
Guarantees in respect of certain guarantees given, or moneys payable, by the Company.
2.—(1) The Minister may guarantee, in such form and manner and on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, the due payment by the Company of any moneys (including moneys in a currency other than the currency of the State) payable by the Company in respect of any guarantee given by the Company, or under any contract entered into by the Company for the provision of goods or services or both goods and services, being in either case a guarantee given or a contract entered into with the approval of the Minister for Transport and with the consent of the Minister.
(2) The Minister shall not so exercise the powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section that the amount, or the aggregate amount, of moneys which he may at any one time be liable to pay pursuant to a guarantee or guarantees given by him under this section and for the time being in force, together with the amount of moneys (if any) which he has previously paid pursuant to any such guarantees and has not been repaid by the Company, exceeds an amount equivalent to £50,000,000.
(3) For the purpose of calculating the amount of moneys guaranteed by the Minister under this section by reference to the limit on moneys in subsection (2) of this section, the equivalent in the currency of the State of moneys in a foreign currency shall be calculated at the exchange rate prevailing at the time of the giving of the guarantee.
(4) In relation to guarantees given by the Minister under this section in respect of moneys in a currency other than the currency of the State, the references to moneys in subsection (1) of this section and in sections 3 and 5 of this Act shall be taken as referring to the equivalent in the currency of the State of the actual moneys, such equivalent being calculated according to the cost in the currency of the State of the actual moneys.
Advance out of Central Fund in respect of sums required to be paid under guarantee.
3.—Moneys required to be paid by the Minister in respect of sums due under a guarantee shall be advanced out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.
Repayment of moneys paid under guarantee.
4.—(1) Any advances out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof for the purposes of section 3 of this Act shall be repaid to the Minister (with, if the Minister so requires, interest thereon at such rates as the Minister appoints) by the Company within two years from the date of the advance.
(2) Where the whole or any part of moneys advanced under section 3 of this Act has not been repaid to the Minister in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the amount so remaining outstanding shall be repaid to the Central Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
(3) Notwithstanding the provision of moneys under subsection (2) of this section to repay an amount to the Central Fund, the Company shall remain liable to the Minister in respect of that amount and that amount (with, if the Minister so requires, interest thereon at such rates as the Minister appoints) shall be repaid to the Minister by the Company at such times and in such instalments as the Minister appoints and, in default of repayment as aforesaid and without prejudice to any other method of recovery, shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(4) Moneys repaid by the Company to the Minister, or recovered from the Company by the Minister, under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.
Annual statement as to guarantees.
5.—The Minister shall, as soon as may be after the expiration of every financial year, lay before each House of the Oireachtas a statement setting out as respects each guarantee given during such year or given at any time before and in force at, the commencement of such year—
(a) particulars of the guarantee,
(b) in case any payment has been made by the Minister under the guarantee before the end of such year, the amount of the payment and the amount (if any) repaid to the Minister in respect of the payment,
(c) the amount of moneys for which the Minister would, if the guarantee were enforced immediately upon the expiration of such year, be liable under the guarantee.
Short title and collective citation.
6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Irish Shipping Limited Act, 1982.
(2) The Irish Shipping Limited Acts, 1947 to 1980, and this Act may be cited as the Irish Shipping Limited Acts, 1947 to 1982.