Appropriation Act , 1945

Type Act
Publication 1945-08-02
State In force
Reform history JSON API
1 Issue of £2,650 16s. 9d. out of the Central Fund for the year 1943-44.

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 ended on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, the sum of two thousand, six hundred and fifty pounds, sixteen shillings and ninepence.

2 Issue of £33,998,902 out of the Central Fund for the year 1945-46.

2.—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 forty-six, the sum of thirty-three million, nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand, nine hundred and two pounds.

3 Power of the Minister for Finance to borrow up to £34,001,552 16s. 9d.

3.—(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 thirty-four million, one thousand, five hundred and fifty-two pounds, sixteen shillings and ninepence, 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 repayment, 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.

4 Appropriation of sums, voted for supply services, viz., £51,339,812 7s. 2d.

4.—(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 fifty-one million, three hundred and thirty-nine thousand, eight hundred and twelve pounds, seven shillings and twopence, 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 note (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 grants out of the Central Fund referred to in the foregoing subsection of this section, 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 aggregate to the sum of two million, four hundred and sixty-seven thousand, nine hundred and eighty pounds, three shillings and tenpence.

5 Short title.

5.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1945.

Abstract of Schedules (A) and (B) to which, this Act Refers. Schedule (A). Grants.

Grants out of the Central Fund £51,339,812 7 2
Sums not exceeding
--- ---
Year Supply Grants
£
1942-43 (Excess Vote) 14
1943-44 (Excess Vote) 2,650
1944-45 (Supplementary) 1,142,245
1945-46 50,194,902
Total 51,339,812

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Schedule (A). GRANTS OUT OF CENTRAL FUND.

£ s. d.
For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1943: Under Act No. 9 of 1945 14 10 5
For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1944: Under this Act 2,650 16 9
For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1945: Under Act No. 9 of 1945 1,142,245 0 0
For the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1946:
Under Act No. 9 of 1945 16,196,000 0 0
Under this Act 33,998,902 0 0
Total £51,339,812 7 2

Schedule (B). APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.

Sums not exceeding
Year Supply Grant Appropriations-in-Aid
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Sum granted, to make good an excess on the grant for the Office of the Minister for Finance for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1943 14 10 5
Sums not exceeding
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Year Supply Grant Appropriations-in-Aid
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Sum granted to make good an excess on the grant for Superannuation and Retired Allowances for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1944 2,650 16 9 *105 16 2

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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, 1945.

Sums not exceeding
Vote No. Title Supply Grants Appropriations-in-Aid
(1) (2) (3) (4)
£ £
5 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Finance, including the Paymaster-General's Office 10
12 For the Salaries and Expenses of the State Laboratory 300
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. 32 of 1933; No. 9 of 1934; No. 39 of 1936; No. 29 of 1938; No, 16 and No. 21 of 1939; No. 24 of 1942; etc.); Extra-Statutory Pensions, Allowances, and Gratuties awarded by the Minister for Finance; fees to Medical Referees and occasional fees to Doctors; etc. 11,000
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 3,940
25 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 8,000
29 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 17,805
36 For the Salaries, Allowances and Expenses of Circuit Court Officers, Deputy Circuit Judges and Under Sheriffs; the Travelling Expenses of Circuit Judges; and the Expenses of Revision of Voters and Jurors Lists (No. 27 of 1926, etc.) 4,681 1,000
37 For such of the Salaries and Expenses of the Supreme Court and High Court of Justice as are not charged on the Central Fund (No. 27 of 1926 and No. 48 of 1936) 1,225 70
38 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Land Registry (40 & 41 Vict., c. 57; 54 & 55 Vict., c. 66; No. 10 of 1924, sec. 102; and No. 26 of 1942, sec. 22); and of the Registry of Deeds (2 & 3 Will. 4, c. 87; 27 & 28 Vict., c. 76; 38 & 39 Vict., c. 5; and 46 & 47 Vict., c. 20) 527
41 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, and certain Services administered by that Office, 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 11,700
42 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Registrar General of Births, etc. (7 & 8 Vict., c. 81, sec. 54; 26 Vict., c. 11, sec. 9, and c. 27; 26 & 27 Vict., c. 52, sec, 11, and c. 90, sec. 20; 42 & 43 Vict., c. 70; and 43 & 44 Vict., c. 13) 432 *200
43 For the Expenses of the Maintenance of Criminal Lunatics in the Dundrum Asylum (8 & 9 Vict., c. 107) 632 169
45 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education 3,700
49 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Institutions of Science and Art and for certain Miscellaneous Educational Services and sundry Grants-in-Aid 10
53 For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Forestry (9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 58, and No. 34 of 1928), including certain Grants-in-Aid 10 25,594
55 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, including certain Services administered by that Office 27,000
56 For Transport and Meteorological Services 9,000
58 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Marine Service [Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1939, and the Foreshore Act, 1933 (No. 12 of 1933)]; for certain payments in respect of Compensation, including extra wages of seamen and the cost of medical treatment; and for payments in respect of the provision of certain Protective Equipment for Ships 1,950 3,150
59 For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Unemployment Insurance and Employment Exchanges (including Contributions to the Unemployment Fund), Unemployment Assistance, the Special Register of Agricultural and Turf Workers, and Insurance against Intermittent Unemployment, for certain services in connection with Food Allowances (9 Edw. 7, c. 7; 10 & 11 Geo. 5, c. 30; 11 Geo. 5, c. 1; 11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 15; 12 Geo. 5, c. 7; No. 17 of 1923; Nos. 26 and 59 of 1924; No. 21 of 1926; No. 33 of 1930; Nos. 44 and 46 of 1933; No. 38 of 1935; No. 2 of 1938; No. 28 of 1939; No. 4 of 1940; No. 3 of 1941; No. 7 of 1942; and No. 20 of 1943), and for Expenses in connection with the provision of Labour for Harvest work. 10
61 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; No. 14 of 1940 (secs. 30 and 31); No. 14 of 1942 (sec. 23); etc.), and of certain other Services administered by that Office 136,310 22,794
64 For Wound and Disability Pensions, Further Pensions and Married Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 26 of 1923, No. 12 of 1927, No. 24 of 1932, No. 15 of 1937, No. 2 of 1941 and No. 14 of 1943); Military Service Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 48 of 1924, No. 26 of 1932, No. 43 of 1934, No. 33 of 1938, and No. 5 of 1944); Pensions, Allowances and Gratuities (No. 37 of 1936); Payments in respect of Compensation for Members of the Local Defence Force (No. 28 of 1939); and for sundry Contributions and Expenses in respect thereof, etc 29,000
69 For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Supplies, including payment of certain Subsidies and Sundry Grants-in-Aid 792,000
74 For a Grant-in-Aid of the Irish Red Cross Society for the Alleviation of Distress in Italy due to War 100,000
75 For the Repayment to the Contingency Fund of certain Miscellaneous Advances 798
Total of Part III £ 1,142,245 68,378

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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, 1946.

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