LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IRELAND) ACT 1898 - SECT 37 Contributions by district councils for fisheries development.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IRELAND) ACT 1898 - SECT 37

Contributions by district councils for fisheries development.

37.(1) Where a district council are of the opinion that, having regard to the
public benefit which will be derived from the development or improvement for
angling of any inland waters within their district, it is expedient for them
to make a contribution towards any expenses which may be incurred

(a)by the Ministry of Agriculture in so developing or improving those waters
under section 2 or 3 of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 or of
providing fish for the purposes of any such development or improvement under
section 10 of that Act; or

(b)by

(i)the said Ministry; or

(ii)any other person; or

<(iii)any association of persons established for the purpose of developing or improving any waters for angling,


(b)in so developing or improving those waters in accordance with a programme
approved by the Ministry of Agriculture under section 6 of the said Act of
1966,

(2) The amount of any contribution under subsection (1) shall not, in any
local financial year, exceed a sum equal to a rate of one halfpenny in the
pound on the net annual value of the district at the beginning of that year.

(3) Any contribution under subsection (1) may be a single contribution or an
annual contribution for a period of two or more years, but (unless renewed)
shall not be a contribution for a period of more than five years.

(4) Where a district council resolve to make a contribution under subsection
(1)(a) or (b), the contribution shall be payable to the Ministry of
Agriculture, and shall be recoverable from the council by that Ministry as a
simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(5) Any sum received by the Ministry under subsection (4) in respect of a
contribution towards the expenses incurred or to be incurred by any other
person or any association in carrying out a programme such as is referred to
in subsection (1) shall be applied by the Ministry in accordance with any
arrangements made between the Ministry and that other person or association
for the purposes of the programme.]

Subs.(6) rep. by SRO (NI) 1973/285

S.38 rep. by SLR 1908. S.39 rep. by SLR (NI) 1954; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9.
S.40 rep. by 1959 c.15 (NI) s.38 sch.; 1972 c.9 (NI) s.149 sch.9

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT (IRELAND) ACT 1898 - SECT 37