S.I. No. 185/1975 - Harbour Authorities (Allowances To Members) Rules, 1975.

Date of Meeting

Time of Meeting

Duration of Meeting

Time of Departure from Residence

Time of Return to Residence

Period of Continuous absence

Amount Claimed

S.I. No. 185 of 1975.

HARBOUR AUTHORITIES (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) RULES, 1975.

I, PETER BARRY, Minister for Transport and Power, 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 ), hereby make the following rules—

1. These rules may be cited as the Harbour Authorities (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1975.

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 ) £225 in respect of a continuous period of less than seven hours and not less than three hours, and

( b ) £325 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, 1973 ( S.I. No. 257 of 1973 ), 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's at the meetings specified hereunder during the month of ..........*.

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

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

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 1st day of August, 1975.

PETER BARRY,

Minister for Transport and Power.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of these Rules is to provide for increases in the allowances which may be paid by a Harbour Authority to members in respect of attendance at meetings of the Authority.