PART I.

Preliminary and General.

1. —This Act may be cited as the Transport Act, 1944.

2. —(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Advisory Committee” means the Transport Advisory Committee established by this Act;

the expression “the Company” means Córas Iompair Éireann;

the expression “dissolved company” means any company being either—

(a) the Great Southern Railways Company, or

(b) the Dublin United Transport Company, Limited;

the expression “the dissolved railway company” means the Great Southern Railways Company;

the expression “the dissolved transport company” means the Dublin United Transport Company, Limited;

the expression “the Dublin Corporation” means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin;

the expression “the establishment date” means the 1st day of January, 1945;

the expression “local authority” means any authority being—

(a) the council of a county, or

(b) the corporation of a county or other borough, or

(c) the council of an urban district.

the word “merchandise” includes goods, minerals, live stock, and animals of all descriptions;

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce;

the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister.

(2) The expression “this Part” where it occurs in any section contained in a particular Part of this Act shall be construed as meaning the said Part.

(3) The expression “this Chapter” where it occurs in any section contained in a particular Chapter of a particular Part of this Act shall be construed as meaning the said Chapter.

(4) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.

3. —An offence under any section of this Act may be prosecuted by the Minister.

4. —The Minister may make regulations in relation to any matter or thing referred to in this Act as prescribed.

5. —The enactments set out in the First Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed as on and from the establishment date to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

6. —(1) The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

(2) Any expenses incurred by the Minister for Agriculture under this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.