S.I. No. 68/1971:

COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (OFFICERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE AND EXPENSES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (OFFICERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE AND EXPENSES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1971.

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 28 of the Agriculture Act, 1931 (No. 8 of 1931), and section 6 of the Agriculture (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 17 of 1958), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1965 ), hereby make the following regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971.

(2) The Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) Regulations, 1965 to 1970, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) Regulations, 1965 to 1971.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of February, 1971.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. The Schedule to the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) Regulations, 1965 ( S.I. No. 22 of 1965 ), as amended by the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965, ( S.I. No. 183 of 1965 ), the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1966 ( S.I. No. 126 of 1966 ), the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1967 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1967 ), the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations 1969 ( S.I. No. 18 of 1969 ), the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1969 ( S.I. No. 203 of 1969 ) and the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 311 of 1970 ), is hereby amended by--

(a) The substitution of "£0.0573" and "£0.0291" for "one shilling and 1.75 pence" and "seven pence" respectively in paragraph 4 (1) (e),

(b) the substitution of "£0.0625" and "£0.0323" for "one shilling and three pence" and "7.75 pence" respectively in paragraph 4(1) (f),

(c) the substitution of "£0.0739" and "£0.0375" for "one shilling and 5.75 pence" and "ninepence" respectively in paragraph 4 (1) (g).

(d) the substitution of "£3.325" for "sixty-six shillings and sixpence" in both places where that expression occurs and of "£3.0625" for "sixty-one shillings and three pence" in paragraph 10 (a),

(e) the substitution of "£2.9875" and "£2.55" for "fifty-nine shillings and nine pence" and "fifty-one shillings" respectively in each place where those expressions occur in subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph 10,

(f) the substitution of "£2.50" for "fifty shillings" in both places where that expression occurs and of "£2.0625" for "forty-one shillings and three pence" in paragraph 10 (d),

(g) the substitution of "£0.526" for "ten shillings and sixpence" in paragraph 11 (b),

(h) the substitution of "£0.45" for "nine shillings" in subparagraphs (d) and (f) of paragraph 11, and

(i) the substitution of "£0.4375" for "eight shillings and ninepence" in paragraph 11 (h).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 12th day of February, 1971.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations provide for the conversion into decimal currency as from 15th February, 1971, of the rates of maintenance expenses in the form of night and day allowances and of the rates of travelling expenses payable to officers of Committees of Agriculture.