No. 80/1933:

RAILWAY ACT, 1933 (APPOINTED DAY UNDER SECTION 3) ORDER, 1933.

RAILWAY ACT, 1933 (APPOINTED DAY UNDER SECTION 3) ORDER, 1933.

RAILWAYS ACT, 1933 (APPOINTED DAY UNDER SECTION 3) ORDER MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE ON THE 26th DAY OF JUNE, 1933, PURSUANT TO SUB-SECTION (2) OF SECTION 3 of THE RAILWAYS ACT, 1933 .

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Railways Act, 1933 , that the Minister for Industry and Commerce shall by order made as soon as conveniently may be after the passing of the Act appoint, in respect of each denomination of the major capital stock of the Company, a day to be the appointed day for the purposes of the said section in respect of such denomination of such major capital stock, and different days may be so appointed in respect of different denominations of such major capital stock:

AND WHEREAS an arrangement previously authorised by an Order of the Executive Council has been made that the Minister for Education, Saorstát Éireann, shall exercise the duties of the Minister for Industry and Commerce:

NOW, therefore, Tomás O Deirg, the Minister for Education, Saorstát Éireann, acting as agent for the Minister for Industry and Commerce, pursuant to the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Railways Act, 1933 , and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister for Industry and Commerce by the said sub-section and of all other powers him in this behalf enabling orders as follows, that is to say:—

1. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Railways Act, 1933 (Appointed Day under Section 3) Order, 1933.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 , applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. The first day of July, 1933, is hereby appointed to be the appointed day for the purposes of Section 3 of the Railways Act, 1933 , in respect of each of the following denominations of the major capital stock of the Company, that is to say:—

4 per cent. Debenture Stock,

4 per cent. Guaranteed Preference Stock,

4 per cent. Preference Stock,

Ordinary Stock.

By Order of the Minister for Education, Saorstát Éireann, acting as agent for the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Dated this 26th day of June, 1933.

R. C. FERGUSON,

Asst. Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce.