LegalizeAppropriation Act , 1937
1 Issue of £18,790,005 out of the Central Fund for the year 1937-38.
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 thirty-eight, the sum of eighteen million, seven hundred and ninety thousand and five pounds.
2 Power of the Minister for Finance to borrow up to £18,790,005
2.—(1) The Minister for Finance may borrow from any person and the Bank of Ireland may advance to the Minister for Finance any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole eighteen million, seven hundred and ninety thousand and five 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.—(1) All sums granted by this Act and the other Act 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-nine million, four hundred and forty-six thousand, eight hundred and twenty-six 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 thereto. 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.
(2) 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 amounting, as appears thereby, in the aggregrate to the sum of two million, seven hundred and ninety-seven thousand, one hundred and forty-nine pounds.
4 Short title.
4.—This Act may be cited for all purposes as the Appropriation Act, 1937.
Abstract of Schedules (A) and (B) to which this Act Refers. Schedule (A). GRANTS.
| Grants out of the Central Fund | £29,446,826 |
|---|---|
APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.
| Sums not exceeding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 1936-37 (Supplementary | 166,821 | 0 | 0 | 62,222 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937-38 | 29,280,005 | 0 | 0 | 2,734,927 | 0 | 0 |
| Total£ | 29,446,826 | 0 | 0 | 2,797,149 | 0 | 0 |
GRANTS OUT OF CENTRAL FUND.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For the Service of the year ended on the 31st March, 1937: | |||
| Under Act No. 10 of 1937 | 166,821 | 0 | 0 |
| For the Service of the year ending on the 31st March, 1938: | |||
| Under Act No. 10 of 1937 | 10,490,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Under this Act | 18,790,005 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | £29,446,826 | 0 | 0 |
SCHEDULE (B). APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS. Part I. 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, 1937.
| Sums not exceeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote No. | Title | Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| £ | £ | ||
| 11 | For Expenditure in respect of Public Buildings; for the Maintenance of certain Parks and Public Works; for the Execution and Maintenance of Drainage Works; and for a Grant-in-Aid of the River Shannon Navigation | 10 | — |
| 16 | For Pensions, Superannuation, Compensation, and Additional and other Allowances and Gratuities under sundry statutes (4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 24; 22 Vict., c. 26; 50 & 51 Vict., c. 67; 55 & 56 Vict., c. 40; 6 Edw. 7, c. 58; 9 Edw. 7, c. 10; 4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 86; 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 67 and c. 68; 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 36; No. 1 of 1922; No. 34 of 1923; No. 7 of 1925; No. 27 of 1926; No. 11 and No. 36 of 1929; No. 9 of 1934; etc.); Extra-statutory Pensions, Allowances, and Gratuities awarded by the Minister for Finance; the Salary of the Medical Referee and occasional fees to Doctors; etc. | 2,800 | — |
| 17 | For Rates and Contributions in lieu of Rates, etc., in respect of Government Property, and for Contributions towards Rates on Premises occupied by Representatives of External Governments | 4,170 | — |
| 22 | For Stationery, Printing, Paper, Binding, and Printed Books for the Public Service; for the Salaries and Expenses of the Stationery Office; and for sundry Miscellaneous Services, including Reports of Oireachtas Debates | 17,487 | 1,114 |
| 26 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Attorney-General, etc., and 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. | 700 | 1,700 |
| 41 | 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, sundry Miscellaneous Grants and Grants-in-Aid, and certain charges connected with Hospitals | 22,350 | — |
| 44 | For Salaries and Expenses in connection with the Administration of the National Health Insurance Acts, 1911 to 1934, and the Widows' and Orphans' Pensions Act, 1935, and for sundry Contributions and Grants, including certain Grants-in-Aid in respect of the cost of Benefits and Expenses of Administration under the National Health Insurance Acts | 6,229 | 3,879 |
| 46 | For the Expenses of Primary Education, including National School Teachers' Superannuation and a Grant-in-Aid, etc. | 10 | — |
| 49 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Institutions of Science and Art and sundry Grants-in-Aid, etc. | 10 | — |
| 52 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, and of certain Services administered by that Office, including sundry Grants-in Aid | 10 | 33,259 |
| 54 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Offices of the Minister for Lands and of the Irish Land Commission (44 & 45 Vict., c. 49, sec. 46, and c. 71, sec. 4; 48 & 49 Vict., c. 73, secs. 17, 18 and 20; 53 & 54 Vict., c. 49, sec. 2; 54 & 55 Vict., c. 48; 3 Edw. 7, c. 37; 7 Edw. 7, c. 38 and c. 56; 9 Edw. 7, c. 42; Nos. 27 and 42 of 1923, 25 of 1925; 11 of 1926; 19 of 1927; 31 of 1929; 11 of 1931; 33 and 38 of 1933; 11 of 1934; and 41 of 1936) | 32,442 | 5,000 |
| 56 | For the Salaries and Expenses in connection with Gaeltacht Services including Housing Grants | 10 | — |
| 58 | For Payments connected with Transport and Meteorological Services | 16,000 | — |
| 63 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (45 & 46 Vict., c. 74; 8 Edw. 7, c. 48; 1 & 2 Geo. 5, c. 26; The Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1928; etc.), and of certain other Services administered by that Office | 14,710 | 17,270 |
| 66 | For Wound and Disability Pensions, Further Pensions and Married Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 26 of 1923, No. 12 of 1927, and No. 24 of 1932), Military Service Pensions (No. 48 of 1924, and No. 43 of 1934), Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 37 of 1936), and for sundry Contributions and Expenses in respect thereof, etc. | 10 | — |
| 71 | For Expenditure in connection with the Repayment of the Dáil Eireann External Loans | 1,000 | — |
| 74 | For compensation to the National Greyhound Racing Company, Limited | 10,000 | — |
| 75 | For compensation to the Dublin Greyhound and Sports Association, Limited | 560 | — |
| 76 | For the Repayment to the Contingency Fund of certain Miscellaneous Advances | 813 | — |
| 77 | For an Advance for the establishment of an Air Transport Company (No. 40 of 1936) | 2,500 | — |
| 78 | For a Grant-in-Aid for Peat Fuel Development | 35,000 | — |
| Total of Part I | £166,821 | £62,222 |
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, 1938.
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