National Agricultural Advisory, Education and Research Authority Act, 1977

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Amendments of Act of 1931.

37.—(1) The Act of 1931 is hereby amended by the deletion of—

(a) “forestry” where it occurs in the definition of the expression “the purposes of agriculture and other rural industries” in section 2 and “and instruction in” in that definition; and

(b) “or for forestry schemes” in section 39;

and the said definition and section 39, as so amended, are set out in Table I to this section.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and the repeal by this Act of sections 35, 36 (2) and 38 (2) of the Act of 1931 and of section 2 (2) of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 , a committee of agriculture may distribute forest trees for shelter belts and other purposes in accordance with a scheme adopted by it and approved by the Minister.

(3) Paragraphs (e) and (f) of section 30 (2) of the Act of 1931 are hereby amended by the substitution of “five hundred” for “one hundred” and the said paragraphs as so amended are set out in Table II to this section.

TABLE I

the expression “the purposes of agriculture and other rural industries” includes assistance, improvement, and development of all or any of the following industries, that is to say, agriculture, horticulture, dairying, the breeding of horses, cattle and other livestock and poultry, bee-keeping, the cultivation and preparation of flax, and any industry immediately connected with and subservient to any of the said industries, and the said expression also includes aiding or facilitating the carriage and distribution of agricultural requisites and produce;

39. There shall be placed at the disposal of the Minister and applied by him for the purposes of agricultural schemes or any other lawful purposes of committees of agriculture such moneys as may from time to time be provided by the Oireachtas for those purposes.

TABLE II

(e) before a contract involving the payment by a committee of agriculture of the sum of five hundred pounds or any greater sum is made by such committee, such committee shall cause not less than ten days' public notice by advertisement or otherwise to be given stating the nature and purpose of such contract and inviting tenders for the execution thereof;

(f) on the making of a contract involving the payment by a committee of agriculture of the sum of five hundred pounds or any greater sum, such committee shall require and take from the person by whom such contract is to be performed sufficient security for the due performance thereof;