S.I. No. 306/1999 - Harbour Authorities (Miscellaneous) (Non-Holding of Elections) Order, 1999.

1. This order may be cited as the Harbour Authorities (Miscellaneous) (Non-Holding Of Elections) Order, 1999.

2. It is hereby directed that the election to be held in the year 1999 of the elected members of a harbour authority specified in the Schedule to this Order shall not be held.

Schedule

Annagassan Pier Commissioners

Baltimore & Skibbereen Harbour Commissioners

Dingle Harbour Commissioners

River Moy Harbour Commissioners

Sligo Harbour Commissioners

Westport Harbour Commissioners

Wexford Harbour Commissioners

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29th day of September, 1999.

MICHAEL WOODS T.D.,

Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Instrument is to direct that elections for shipping representatives shall not be held at the harbours specified above in the harbour election year, 1999.

I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources, being of the opinion that, in respect of the election to be held in 1999 of the elected members of each of the harbour authorities specified in the Schedule to this Order, the electors will be so few in number as to render inappropriate the holding of such election, hereby in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

Section 11

of the

Harbours Act, 1946

(No. 9 of 1946), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1987 (

S.I. No. 91 of 1987

) as adapted by the Marine (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 301 of 1997

), order as folows