LegalizeAppropriation Act , 1928
1 Issue of £7,101,323 out of the Central Fund.
1.—The Minister for Finance may issue out of the Central Fund and apply towards making good the supply granted for the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine the sum of seven million, one hundred and one thousand, three hundred and twenty-three pounds.
2 Power for the Minister for Finance to borrow.
2.—(1) The Minister for Finance may borrow from any person and the Bank of Ireland may advance to the Minister for Finance on the credit of the said sum any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole seven million, one hundred and one thousand, three hundred and twenty-three pounds, and for the purpose of such borrowing the Minister for Finance may create and issue any securities bearing such rate of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayments, redemption or otherwise as he thinks fit.
(2) The principal and interest of any securities issued under this Act and the expenses incurred in connection with the issue of such securities shall be charged on the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.
(3) Any moneys raised by securities issued under this Act shall be placed to the credit of the account of the Exchequer and shall form part of the Central Fund and be available in any manner in which such Fund is available.
3 Appropriation of sums voted for supply services.
3.—All sums granted by this Act and the other Acts mentioned in Schedule (A) annexed to this Act out of the Central Fund towards making good the supply granted, amounting, as appears by the said Schedule, in the aggregate to the sum of twenty-two million, eight hundred and thirty-two thousand and sixty-seven pounds are appropriated and shall be deemed to have been appropriated as from the date of the passing of the Acts mentioned in the said Schedule (A) for the services and purposes expressed in Schedule (B) annexed hereto. The abstract of schedules and schedules annexed thereto, with the notes (if any) to such schedules shall be deemed to be part of this Act in the same manner as if they had been contained in the body thereof.
In addition to the sums hereby granted out of the Central Fund there may be applied out of any money directed under section 2 of the Public Accounts and Charges Act, 1891, to be applied as appropriations-in-aid of the grants for the services and purposes specified in Schedule (B) annexed hereto, the sums respectively set forth in the last column of the said Schedule.
4 Declaration required in certain cases before receipt of sums appropriated.
4.—A person shall not receive any part of a grant which may be made in pursuance of this Act for non-effective services until he has subscribed such declaration as may from time to time be prescribed by a warrant of the Minister for Finance before one of the persons prescribed by such warrant:
Provided that whenever any such payment is made at more frequent intervals than once in a quarter the Minister for Finance may dispense with the production of more than one declaration in respect of each quarter.
Any person who makes a declaration for the purpose of this section knowing the same to be untrue in any material particular shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
5 Short title.
5.—This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Appropriation Act, 1928.
Schedule (A). GRANTS.
| Grants out of the Central Fund | £22,832,067 |
|---|---|
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.
| Sums not exceeding | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations in aid | |
| £ | £ | |
| 192728 (Supplementary) | 394,048 | 27,886 |
| 192829 | 22,438,019 | 1,016,683 |
Schedule (A). GRANTS OUT OF THE CENTRAL FUND.
| For the Service of the year ended on the 31st March, 1928:— | £ |
|---|---|
| Under Act No. 2 of 1928 | 394,048 |
| For the Service of the year ending on the 31st March, 1929:— | |
| Under Act No. 2 of 1928 | 7,898,061 |
| Under Act No. 16 of 1928 | 7,438,635 |
| Under this Act | 7,101,323 |
| Total | £22,832,067 |
Schedule (B). APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.
Schedule of Supplementary sums granted and of sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto to defray the charges for the several public services herein particularly mentioned for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1928
| Sums not exceeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote No. | Title | Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| £ | £ | ||
| 20 | For Expenses under the Representation of the People Act, 1918, the Electoral Act, 1923, and the Juries (Amendment) Act, 1924 | 1,800 | — |
| 26 | For the Expenses of Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges, including a Grant in relief of certain Expenses payable by Statute out of Local Rates | 26,100 | — |
| 29 | For payment of Subsidy in respect of Beet Sugar (No. 37 of 1925) | 67,500 | — |
| 40 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, including Grants and other Expenses in connection with Housing, Grants to Local Authorities, and Sundry Grants in Aid, and the Expenses of the Office of the Inspector of Lunatic Asylums | 10 | — |
| 43 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Insurance Commission, and for Sundry Contributions and Grants in respect of the Cost of Benefits and Expenses of Administration under the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1926 (including certain grants in aid) | 7,686 | 98 |
| 52 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Agriculture and of certain Services administered by that Department, including Sundry Grants-in-Aid | 36,510 | 11,668 |
| 54 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Irish Land Commission (44 & 45 Vict., c. 49, s. 46, and c. 71, s. 4; 48 & 49 Vict., c. 73, ss. 17, 18 and 20; 53 & 54 Vict., c. 49, s. 2; 54 & 55 Vict., c. 48; 3 Edw. 7, c. 37; 7 Edw. 7, c. 38 and c. 56; 9 Edw. 7, c. 42; The Land Law (Commission) Act, 1923; The Land Act, 1923; and The Land Bond Act, 1925) | 35,000 | — |
| 57 | For Payments under the Railways Act, 1924, the Tramways and Public Companies (Ireland) Act, 1883, etc., and for other purposes connected with Irish Transport | 10 | 4,470 |
| 60 | For the Salaries and Expenses in connection with Unemployment Insurance and Employment Exchanges, including Contributions to the Unemployment Fund | 10 | 11,650 |
| 62 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, including Telephones | 10 | — |
| 64 | For the cost of the Army, including Army Reserve | 1,400 | — |
| 65 | For Wound and Disability Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities under the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 and 1927; and for Sundry Contributions and Expenses in respect of the Administration thereof, and for Pensions under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924 | 39,607 | — |
| 69 | For a Grant-in-Aid to provide for the Widow and Children of Kevin Christopher O'Higgins, late Vice-President of the Executive Council and Minister for Justice | 20,000 | — |
| 70 | For Contributions towards the Relief of Unemployment and Distress | 150,000 | — |
| 71 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Industrial and Commercial Property Registration Office (No. 16 of 1927) | 7,082 | — |
| 72 | For Expenses connected with the Purchase of Fuel during the Coal Emergency, 1926 | 580 | — |
| 73 | For the Repayment to the Contingency Fund of certain Miscellaneous Advances | 743 | — |
| Total | £394,048 | 27,886 |
PART II.
Schedule of sums granted and of sums which may be applied as appropriations in aid in addition thereto, to defray the charges for the several Public Services herein particularly mentioned, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1929.
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