LegalizeAppropriation Act , 1955
1 Issue of £478,350 out of the Central Fund for the year 1954-55.
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 fifty-five, the sum of four hundred and seventy-eight thousand three hundred and fifty-pounds.
2 Issue of £70,928,093 out of the Central Fund for the year 1955-56.
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 fifty-six, the sum of seventy million, nine hundred and twenty-eight thousand and ninety-three pounds.
3 Power of the Minister for Finance to borrow up to £71,406,443.
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 seventy-one million, four hundred and six thousand, four hundred and forty-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 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., £109,925,454.
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 one hundred and nine million, nine hundred and twenty-five thousand, four hundred and fifty-four 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 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 five million, eight hundred and forty-one thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight pounds.
5 Short title.
5.—This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, 1955.
Abstract of Schedules A and B to which this Act Refers.
Schedule A. GRANTS.
| Grants out of Central Fund | £109,925,454 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
Schedule B. APPROPRIATION OF GRANTS.
| Year | Sums not exceeding | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid | ||||||
| £ | s | d. | £ | s | d. | ||
| 195455 (Supplementary) | 4,437,361 | 0 | 0 | *10,500 | 0 | 0 | |
| 195556 | 105,488,093 | 0 | 0 | 5,851,898 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | £ | 109,925,454 | 0 | 0 | 5,841,398 | 0 | 0 |
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GRANTS OUT OF CENTRAL FUND.
| For the Service of the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1955: | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under Act No. 4 of 1955 | 3,959,011 | 0 | 0 |
| Under this Act | 478,350 | 0 | 0 |
| For the Service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1956: | |||
| Under Act No. 4 of 1955 | 34,560,000 | 0 | 0 |
| Under this Act | 70,928,093 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | £109,925,454 | 0 | 0 |
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, 1955.
| Sums not exceeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vote No. | Title | Supply Grants | Appropriations-in-Aid |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| £ | £ | ||
| 16 | For Pensions, Superannuation, Compensation (including Workmen's Compensation), and Additional and other Allowances and Gratuities under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1954, and sundry other Statutes; Extra-Statutory Pensions, Allowances, and Gratuities awarded by the Minister for Finance; fees to Medical Referees and occasional fees to Doctors; Compensation and other Payments in respect of Personal Injuries; etc. | 50,000 | — |
| 23 | For certain Miscellaneous Expenses, including certain Grants-in-Aid, Compensation and other Payments in connection with Injuries to Property (No. 24 of 1941) and payments of Compensation for Death or Personal Injuries | 2,000 | — |
| 27 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, including certain Services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid | 20 | *23,000 |
| 38 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Local Government, including Grants to Local Authorities, Grants and other Expenses in connection with Housing, and Miscellaneous Grants, including a Grant-in-Aid | 20 | — |
| 46 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the National Gallery, including a Grant-in-Aid | 300 | — |
| 48 | For Salaries and Expenses in connection with Forestry (No. 13 of 1946), including a Grant-in-Aid for Acquisition of Land | 10 | 12,500 |
| 50 | For the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, including certain Services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain Subsidies and sundry Grants-in-Aid | 250,000 | — |
| 51 | For certain Transport Services; for Grants for Harbours; for the Salaries and Expenses of the Marine Service [Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1952, and the Foreshore Act, 1933 (No. 12 of 1933)]; for certain Protective Equipment for Ships; for certain payments in respect of Compensation, including the cost of medical treatment (No. 19 of 1946); and for the Coast Life Saving Service | 10 | — |
| 54 | 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 1953; No. 45 of 1926; No. 14 of 1940 (secs. 30 and 31); No. 14 of 1942 (sec. 23); No. 17 of 1951; etc.), and of certain other Services administered by that Office | 228,000 | — |
| 56 | For the Defence Forces (including certain Grants-in-Aid) under the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Acts and the Defence Act, 1954 (No. 18 of 1954), and for certain administrative Expenses in connection therewith; for certain Expenses under the Offences against the State Acts, 1939 and 1940 (No. 13 of 1939 and No. 2 of 1940) and the Air-raid Precautions Acts, 1939 and 1946 (No. 21 of 1939 and No. 28 of 1946); for Expenses in connection with the issue of Medals, etc.; for Expenses of the Bureau of Military History; and for a Grant-in-Aid of the Irish Red Cross Society (No. 32 of 1938) | 10 | — |
| 59 | For contributions to the Council of Europe and the Organisation for European Economic Co-Operation and towards certain projects of the United Nations Organisation; and for other expenses in connection therewith | 4,400 | — |
| 67 | For the Repayment to the Central Fund of Sums Advanced Under the Trade Loans (Guarantee) Acts (No. 5 of 1939, sec. 10) | 6,720 | — |
| 68 | For payment of certain Remuneration in respect of the Year 1952-53 | 890,000 | — |
| 69 | For the repayment to the Contingency Fund of certain Miscellaneous Advances | 5,871 | — |
| 70 | For the National Development Fund | 3,000,000 | — |
| £ | 4,437,361 | *10,500 |
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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, 1956.
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