EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1940

Type Act

Publication 1940-01-05

Last updated 1945-07-29

State Repealed superseded text

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1 amending act · 1945-07-29, EMERGENCY POWERS (CONTINUANCE AND AMENDMENT) ACT, 1945

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AN ACT TO AMEND THE EMERGENCY POWERS ACT, 1939, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING BETTER PROVISION FOR SECURING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE STATE IN TIME OF WAR. [5th January, 1940.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

1 The Principal Act.

1.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939).

2 Amendments of section 2 of the Principal Act.

2.—(1) Paragraph (k) of sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words and brackets “(other than natural-born Irish citizens)” now contained therein.

(2) Paragraph (l) of sub-section (2) of section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words and brackets “(other than natural-born Irish citizens)” now contained therein.

(3) The Principal Act shall be construed and have effect with and subject to the amendments made by this section of paragraphs (k) and (l) of sub-section (2) of section 2 of that Act.

3 Duration of this Act.

3.—This Act shall continue in force so long as the Principal Act continues in force and no longer.

4 Short title and collective citation.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Emergency Powers (Amendment) Act, 1940.

(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Emergency Powers Acts, 1939 and 1940.

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