S.I. No. 144/1978 - Harbour Authorities (Allowances To Members) Rules, 1978.

1. These rules may be cited as the Harbour Authorities (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1978.

2. The allowance to be paid under paragraph (

a

) or paragraph (

b

) of

section 9

(7) of the

Harbours Act, 1947

(No. 34 of 1947), to a member of a harbour authority in respect of absence from his official residence by reason of attendance at a meeting or meetings to which either such paragraph relates shall not exceed—

(

a

) £3.75 in respect of a continuous period of less than seven hours and not less than three hours, and

(

b

) £5.40 in respect of a continuous period of not less than seven hours.

3. The form set out in the Schedule hereto is the form to be used in respect of applications under these rules.

4. The Harbour Authorities (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1975 (

S.I. No. 185 of 1975

), are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

To

(Harbour Authority)

Application for allowances under

section 9

(7) of the

Harbours Act, 1947

.

________________

I hereby apply for allowances amounting to £ under

section 9

(7) of the

Harbours Act, 1947

, for attendance at the meetings specified hereunder during the month of *

Date of Meeting

Time of Meeting

Duration of Meeting

Time Departure from Residence

Time Return to Residence

Period of Continuous Absence

Amount Claimed

Total amount claimed

I declare that the foregoing statement is to the best of my knowledge and belief true and correct and that I am not eligible for an allowance under

section 67

(7) of the

Local Government Act, 1946

, in respect of attendance at a local authority meeting on any of the dates in the statement.

Signed ...................................................

Official Residence....................................

Date............................................................ ............................................................ .

............................................................ ............................................................ ......................................

For completion by General Manager or Secretary.

Payment of £............................. authorised by resolution of the Harbour Authority dated............................................................ ............................................................ .......

Signed ..............................................

Date .................................................

*A separate claim is to be furnished in respect of each month.

Note

: A member of a harbour authority who is a member of a local authority should furnish each claim in duplicate.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of May, 1978.

PÁDRAIG FAULKNER,

Minister for Tourism andTransport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Rules is to provide for increases in the allowances which a harbour authority may pay to its members in respect of attendance at meetings of the authority.

S.I. No. 144 of 1978.

HARBOUR AUTHORITIES (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) RULES, 1978.

I, PÁDRAIG FAULKNER, Minister for Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 9

(7) of the

Harbours Act, 1947

(No. 34 of 1947), and the Transport, Fuel and Power (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1959 (

S.I. No. 125 of 1959

), and the Transport and Power (Alteration of Title of Minister and Name of Department) Order, 1977 (

S.I. No. 305 of 1977

), hereby make the following rules