Transport Act, 1950
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR No. 12/1950 |
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Number 12 of 1950. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TRANSPORT ACT, 1950. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coras Iompair Eireann. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART III. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
General Powers and Duties of the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IV. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer to the Board of undertakings of Coras Iompair Eireann (1945) and the Grand Canal Company and Provisions enabling certain other transport undertakings to be transferred to the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chapter I. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer to the Board of undertakings of Córas Iompair Éireann (1945) and the Grand Canal Company and compensation to holders of certain securities of those bodies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chapter II. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions Enabling Certain Other Transport Undertakings to be Transferred to the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VI. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Staff of the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VII. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Application of certain enactments to the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VIII. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cesser of Train Services and Release from Obligations to Keep Certain Canals Open for Navigation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IX. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous Provisions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART X. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dissolution of Córas Iompair Éireann (1945) and the Grand Canal Company and Supplemental and Transitional Provisions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIRST SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enactments Repealed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SECOND SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Superannuation of members of the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
THIRD SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Securities of Córas Iompair Eireann (1945) and the Grand Canal Company and transport stock to be substituted therefore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOURTH SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compensation of certain officers and servants of the dissolved undertakers and the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFTH SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enactments not applying to the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIXTH SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions Relating to the Transport Tribunal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEVENTH SCHEDULE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transitory Provisions in Relation to the Dissolved Undertakers and the Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 12 of 1950. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TRANSPORT ACT, 1950. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRANSPORT BOARD, TO SPECIFY ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER TO THAT BOARD OF THE UNDERTAKINGS OF CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN AND THE GRAND CANAL COMPANY, AND CERTAIN OTHER TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [17th May, 1950.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I. Preliminary and General. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title. |
1.—This Act may be cited as the Transport Act, 1950. |
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— |
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the expression “the Act of 1944” means the Transport Act, 1944 (No. 21 of 1944); |
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the expression “the Board” means the board established by section 5; |
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the expression “Córas Iompair Éireann (1945)” means the company incorporated on the 1st day of January, 1945, by section 9 of the Act of 1944; |
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the expression “dissolved undertaker” means any body being— |
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(a) Córas Iompair Éireann (1945), or |
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(b) the Grand Canal Company; |
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the word “enactment” includes any instrument made under an enactment; |
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the expression “the establishment date” means the 1st day of June, 1950; |
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the expression “inland waterway” includes any inland waterway, whether natural or artificial; |
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the word “land” includes any easement, profit or right on or over land or land covered by water; |
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the word “liability” includes an obligation; |
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the word “merchandise” includes goods, minerals, live stock and animals of all descriptions; |
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce; |
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the word “securities” includes any shares, stock, debentures or debenture stock; |
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the expression “substituted transport stock” means transport stock mentioned in column (3) of the Third Schedule to this Act; |
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the expression “transferred undertaking” means the undertaking of a dissolved undertaker; |
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the expression “transport services” means transport services by railway, tramway, inland navigation, sea or road; |
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the expression “transport stock” means stock created and issued by the Board under section 29; |
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the expression “transport undertaker” means any undertaker operating a public transport service; |
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the expression “transport undertaking” means the undertaking of a transport undertaker. |
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(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment. |
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(3) In this Act, a reference by number to a Part or section is to the Part or section of this Act bearing that number unless it is indicated that a reference to another Act is intended. |
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Repeals. |
3.—The enactments set out in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby... |
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