Bord Glas Act, 1990
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Reports and information to, and consultation with, Minister. |
22.—(1) The Board shall furnish to the Minister such information regarding its income and expenditure as he may from time to time require. | |
(2) As soon as may be after the end of each financial year of the Board, but not later than 6 months thereafter, the Board shall make a report to the Minister of its activities during that year and the Minister shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas. | ||
(3) Each report under subsection (2) shall include information in such form and regarding such matters as the Minister may direct. | ||
(4) Not less than 3 months before the end of each financial year of the Board, it shall furnish to the Minister a report in writing— | ||
(a) outlining its proposed activities (other than day to day activities) in the financial year immediately following, | ||
(b) giving estimates of its expenditure in the last mentioned year in relation to each of those activities, and | ||
(c) giving estimates of its income in the said last mentioned year, | ||
and the Board shall not carry out any of those activities or incur any such expenditure until the report has been approved of by the Minister and the Minister for Finance. | ||
(5) The Board shall not, during any such financial year— | ||
(a) carry on any activity (other than a day to day activity) not specified in the report under subsection (4) in relation to that year, or | ||
(b) incur expenditure in relation to any activity in excess of the estimate of that expenditure given in that report, without the prior approval of the Minister and the Minister for Finance. | ||
(6) The Board shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, furnish to him information in relation to such matters as he may specify concerning or relating to the scope of its activities, or its strategy, generally or in respect of any account prepared by the Board or any report specified in subsection (2) or (4) or section 21 (2) or the policy and activities, other than day to day activities, of the Board. | ||
(7) The Board may consult with the Minister on all matters relating to horticulture and may make proposals to the Minister on such matters. |