S.I. No. 287/1971 - Decimal Currency (Amendment of References) (No. 2) Order, 1971.

1. This Order may be cited as the Decimal Currency (Amendment of References) (No. 2) Order, 1971.

2. This Order shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 15th day of February, 1971.

3. The Secondary Teachers' Superannuation Scheme, 1929 (S.R. & O., No. 19 of 1929), is hereby amended by the substitution in Article 21 (2) of "twelve new pence" for "fourpence" in both places where it occurs.

4. The National School Teachers' Superannuation Scheme, 1934 (S.R. & O., No. 23 of 1934), is hereby amended by the substitution in Article 20 (2) of "twelve new pence" for "fourpence" in both places where it occurs.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of October, 1971.

PÁDRAIG Ó FACHTNA

Minister for Education.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

this 19th day of October, 1971.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order amends certain Statutory Rules and Orders containing references to amounts of money in £sd which are not a whole number of pounds and for which conversion to an exact equivalent basis under

section 9

of the

Decimal Currency Act 1970

would not be satisfactory.

S.I. No. 287 of 1971.

DECIMAL CURRENCY (AMENDMENT OF REFERENCES) (No. 2) ORDER, 1971.

I, PÁDRAIG Ó FACHTNA, Minister for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 10

of the

Decimal Currency Act, 1970

(No. 21 of 1970), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows