Dublin Police Act, 1924
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Abolition of office of Accountant. |
9.—(1) The office of Accountant to the Commissioners of the Dublin Metropolitan Police created by section 7 of the Dublin Police Act, 1859 , and in which by that Act were consolidated the offices of Receiver and Secretary to the Commissioners aforesaid and the office of Supervisor of Taxes, is hereby abolished. | |
(2) All lands, buildings, tenements, and hereditaments and the fixtures and fittings therein, and all furniture and chattels in the nature of furniture, which immediately before the passing of this Act were vested in the Accountant aforesaid in his capacity as such Accountant shall forthwith upon the passing of this Act and without any conveyance become and be vested in the Commissioners of Public Works for Ireland for all the estate and interest for which the same were respectively held by the Accountant aforesaid. | ||
(3) All moneys, securities for moneys, investments, and other property (except such property as is transferred by the foregoing sub-section) and also all debts and other choses-in-action which immediately before the passing of this Act were vested in or owing to the Accountant aforesaid in his capacity as such Accountant shall forthwith upon the passing of this Act become and be vested in the Accounting Officer as defined in this Act but subject where necessary to transfer in the books of any company, bank, or corporation. | ||
(4) All fines, penalties, duties, fees, and other moneys which are required, directed, or authorised by any enactment in force immediately before the passing of this Act to be paid to the Accountant aforesaid shall from and after the passing of this Act be paid to the Accounting Officer. | ||
(5) The Accounting Officer is hereby required, directed, or authorised (as the case may be) to make after the passing of this Act every or any payment which the Accountant aforesaid is by any enactment in force immediately before the passing of this Act required, directed, or authorised to make. |