S.I. No. 100/1959 -- Committees of Agriculture (Allowances To Members) Rules, 1959.
S.I. No. 100/1959: COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) RULES, 1959. |
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COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) RULES, 1959. |
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I, PATRICK SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1948 (No. 24 of 1948), as amended by section 7 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 17 of 1958), hereby make the following Rules : |
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1. These Rules may be cited as the Committees of Agriculture (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1959. |
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2. The amount of an allowance payable under the first sub-paragraph of paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 3 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1948 (No. 24 of 1948), by a committee of agriculture to a member of the committee or an approved subcommittee of such committee shall be-- |
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(a) four shillings and sixpence, in the case of a continuous period of not less than three hours but less than seven hours, and |
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(b) seven shillings, in the case of a continuous period of not less than seven hours. |
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3. Where a resolution under clause (ii) of the second subparagraph (inserted by the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 17 of 1958) ) of the aforesaid paragraph (a) is in force in relation to a committee of agriculture or an approved subcommittee of such committee of agriculture, the amount of the allowance which the committee shall pay to a member of the committee or subcommittee who-- |
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(a) attended a meeting of the committee or subcommittee at a place less than five miles by any route from his ordinary place of residence, and |
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(b) was obliged by reason of such attendance to remain away from his home for a continuous period of not less than three hours, |
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shall be an amount not exceeding thirteen shillings and sixpence. |
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4. A committee of agriculture shall not pay an allowance under the aforesaid paragraph (a) to any person unless that person has previously furnished to the committee a claim in writing stating-- |
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(a) the date and place of the meeting or meetings attended by him, and |
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(b) the precise hours at which he left his ordinary place of residence to attend the meeting or meetings and at which he returned to such residence. |
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5. A person shall not be paid more than one allowance under the aforesaid paragraph (a) in respect of any one period, notwithstanding that being a member of a committee of agriculture and of an approved subcommittee of such committee, he attends meetings of both bodies during that period. |
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6. The Committees of Agriculture (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1949 ( S.I. No. 13 of 1949 ), are hereby revoked. |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of June, 1959. |
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PATRICK SMITH, |
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Minister for Agriculture. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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These Rules prescribe the amount of the allowances payable to members of committees of agriculture in respect of attendance at meetings of the committee or of an approved subcommittee. |
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