S.I. No. 253/1985:

HARBOUR AUTHORITIES (MISCELLANEOUS) (NON-HOLDING OF ELECTIONS) ORDER, 1985.

HARBOUR AUTHORITIES (MISCELLANEOUS) (NON-HOLDING OF ELECTIONS) ORDER, 1985.

I, TED NEALON, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, being of opinion that, in respect of the election to be held in 1985 of the elected members of each of the harbour authorities specified in the Schedule to this Order, the electors will be so few in number as to render inappropriate the holding of such election, hereby in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946), the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1983 (No. 40 of 1983), and the Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1984 ), order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Harbour Authorities (Miscellaneous) (Non-Holding of Elections) Order, 1985.

2. It is hereby directed that the election to be held in the year 1985 of the elected members of a harbour authority specified in the Schedule to this Order shall not be held.

SCHEDULE

Annagassan Pier Commissioners

Ballyshannon Harbour Commissioners

Baltimore and Skibbereen Harbour Commissioners

Bantry Bay Harbour Commissioners

Buncrana Harbour Commissioners

Dingle Harbour Commissioners

River Moy Commissioners

Sligo Harbour Commissioners

Westport Port and Harbour Commissioners

Wexford Harbour Commissioners

GIVEN under my hand, this 11th day of July, 1985.

TED NEALON,

Minister of State at the

Department of Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Instrument is to direct that elections for shipping representatives shall not be held at the harbours specified above in the harbour election year, 1985.