S.I. No. 64/1972:

COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (OFFICERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE AND EXPENSES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1972.

COMMITTEES OF AGRICULTURE (OFFICERS' TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE AND EXPENSES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1972.

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 and 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, 1972.

(2) The Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) Regulations, 1965 to 1971, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) Regulations, 1965 to 1972.

2. This Order shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1971.

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

4. (1) 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 Regulations referred to in paragraph (2) of this regulation, is hereby amended by:--

(a) the substitution of "£0.070" and "£0.034" for "£0.0573" and "£0.0291" respectively in paragraph 4 (1) (e),

(b) the substitution of "£0.077" and "£0.038" for "£0.0625" and "£0.0323" respectively in paragraph 4 (1) (f),

(c) the substitution of "£0.092" and "£0.044" for "£0.0739" and "£0.0375" respectively in paragraph 4 (1) (g).

(2) The Regulations referred to in paragraph (1) of this regulation are 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 ), the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1970 (S.I. No. 311 of 1070) and the Committees of Agriculture (Officers' Travelling Expenses and Maintenance Allowance and Expenses) (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 68 of 1971 ).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of February, 1972.

JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide for increases in rates of travelling expenses payable to Officers of Committees of Agriculture as from 1st April, 1971.