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GAZETTE
JULY-AUGUST
1979
The main purpose of the Bill is to prevent the making
of broadcasts from anywhere in the State, unless in
accordance with a licence issued by the Minister for Posts
and Telegraphs. It makes it an offence for anyone to pro-
vide accommodation, equipment or programme material
for unlicenced broadcasts or to advertise by means of, or
take part in, such broadcasts. (Initiated 6/4/79 — No.
12 of 1979).
Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 1979 entitled
an Act to amend and extend the Housing Acts, 1966 to
1970, and to provide for certain other matters in relation
to housing. (Initiated 27/4/79 — No. 13 of 79).
Makes provision subject to Regulations to be made by the
Minister for the Environment for the making of grants, or
loans or subsidies by the Minister (to persons, approved
bodies or housing authorities) for the provision of new
houses, house improvements, sites for private housing,
houses provided by the housing authorities for letting,
purchase or construction of houses and for the payment by
the Minister of subsidies for certain loans guaranteed by
housing authorities. Requires housing authorities making
a vesting order under S. 17 of the Labourers Act, 1936 or S.
90 of the Housing Act, 1966, to put houses into good
structural condition. Provides for the granting of Certificate
of Reasonable Value by the Minister.
Amends Sections 5, 33, 60, 90 of the 1966 Act and
Sections 30, 77 of the Building Societies Act, 1976.
Repeals Sections 13-32, 35(2), 40, 44, 90(6) (a), 98(5)
and 106 of the Housing Act, 1966 and S. 2,3,4, and 5 of the
Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act) Act, 1962.
Bovine Diseases (Levies) Bill, 1979 entitled an Act to
provide for the purpose of facilitating the eradication, or
the prevention of the spread, of bovine disease, for the
charging, levying and payment of certain levies and the
operation of certain price differentials, to provide for
other matters connected with the foregoing and to amend
Sections 48 and 49 of the Disease of Animals Act, 1966.
(Initiated 27/4/79 - No. 14 of 1979).
Provides for the payment of levies on milk and
slaughtered or exported animals, the duty of an account-
able person to keep records of all transactions which
effect his liability to levy and the right of inspection of
those records by an inspector or an authorised officer.
Also provides for the making and cancellation of notices
of infection and the giving of information to the Minister
when required as regards land used for or in connection
with grazing or retention of animals.
Penalties provided for in Sections 48 and 49 of the
Diseases of Animals Act, 1966, are increased.
Seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Election of
Members of Seanad Eireann by Institutions of Higher
Education) Bill, 1979 (Initiated 1/5/79 - No. 15 of
1979).
Amends Article 18 4° by the addition of 18 4 2° and
18 4 3°. 18 4 2° states that provision may be made for
the election of members to the Senate by the institutions
°f higher education in the State. 18 4 3° states that
nothing in Article 18 shall be invoked to prohibit the
dissolution of the National University of Ireland or the
University of Dublin.
The following is a List of 1978 Bills which have been
passed by both Houses in 1979 and is up to date as of 2 May,
1979
Defence (Amendment) Bill, 1978 entitled An Act to
amend the Defence Act, 1954. (Initiated 22/11/78 -
passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 14/2/79).
Amends the 1954 Act to make provision for the Army
rank of Brigadier-General and the Naval rank of Rear-
Admiral. Provides consequently for revised definitions
and amendments of the existing rank structure.
Udaras na Gaeltachta Bill, 1978 entitled An Act to
establish a body to be known as Udaras na Gaeltachta,
for that purpose to dissolve Gaeltarra Eireann and to
transfer to Udaras na Gaeltachta the functions and
liabilities of Gaeltarra Eireann, to confer certain other
powers on Udaras na Gaeltachta and to provide for other
connected matters. (Initiated 6/10/78; passed by Dail
Eireann 14/2/79; passed by both Houses of the
Oireachtas 8/3/79).
Health Contributions Bill, 1978 entitled An Act to pro-
vide for the payment of contributions towards the cost of
the provision of services under the Health Acts 1947 to
1977 and to provide for other connected matters.
(Initiated 30/11/78 -
passed by Dail Eireann,
21/2/79; passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas
8/3/79).
Extends the existing scheme to provide for the payment
of health contributions by all persons, with certain ex-
ceptions, over 16 years of age who have an income.
Contributions will be income-related and will be payable
on a fixed percentage basis subject to a ceiling.
Sixth Amendment of the Constitution (Adoption) Bill,
1978 entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.
(Initiated 13/12/78; passed by both Houses of the
Oireachtas 5/4/79).
Provides for the Amendment of Article 37 of the Con-
stitution by the addition to Article 37 of a second Section
stating that no lawful adoption taking effect pursuant to
an order of authorisation given by a person or body of
persons lawfully designated to exercise such functions
was or shall be invalid by reason only of the fact that such
person or body of persons was not a judge or a court
appointed or established as such under the Constitution.
Ensures that adoption orders made by the Adoption
Board will not be in danger of being declared invalid.
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