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IMEACHTA AN CHOISTE.THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE.Dé Céadaoin, 23ú Meitheamh, 1954.Wednesday, 23rd June, 1954.1. The Committee met at 2.30 p.m. 2. Members Present. The following members were present: Senators O’Brien (in the Chair), Fearon, Hawkins and Ó Cíosáin. 3. The Committee deliberated. 4. Instruments Considered. The following Statutory Instruments were considered by the Committee:— Social Welfare (Intermittent Unemployment Insurance Decisions and Appeals) Regulations, 1953 (S.I. No. 11 of 1953). Social Welfare (Subsidiary Employments) (No. 2) Regulations, 1953 (S.I. No. 321 of 1953). Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) (Additional Condition) Regulations, 1953 (S.I. No. 375 of 1953). Maternity Cash Grants Regulations, 1953 (S.I. No. 410 of 1953). Land Bond (No. 2) Order, 1953 (S.I. No. 417 of 1953). Foreign Parcel Post Warrant, 1953 (S.I. No. 418 of 1953). Emergency Powers (No. 277) Order, 1943 (Revocation) Order, 1953 (S.I. No. 419 of 1953.) Gaeltacht Housing (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1953 (S.I. No. 421 of 1953). Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1953 (Revocation) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 9 of 1954). Agricultural Wages (Minimum Rates) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 10 of 1954). Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 17 of 1954). Standard Specification (Sparking Plugs) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 19 of 1954). Garda Síochána (Appointments) Regulations, 1945 (Amendment) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 28 of 1954). Agricultural Produce (Eggs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 64 of 1954). Inland Post Amendment (No. 7) Warrant, 1954 (S.I. No. 65 of 1954). Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1954 (S.I. No. 66 of 1954). Foreign Post Amendment (No. 3) Warrant, 1954 (S.I. No. 67 of 1954). Consultative Health Committees (Dublin, Cork and Waterford) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 73 of 1954). Land Reclamation Act (Finance) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 77 of 1954). Flour and Wheatenmeal Order, 1952 (Amendment) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 79 of 1954). Milk (Retail Price) (Cork Sale District) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 81 of 1954). Milk (Retail Price) (Dublin Sale District) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 82 of 1954). Bread (Prices) Order, 1952 (Amendment) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 83 of 1954.) Flour and Wheatenmeal (Maximum Retail Prices) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 84 of 1954). Labourers Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 90 of 1954). Road Vehicles (Additional Index Mark) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 95 of 1954). Milk for Mothers and Children Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 97 of 1954). Maternity and Child Health Services Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 98 of 1954). Mental Treatment Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 99 of 1954). General Institutional and Specialist Services Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 100 of 1954). Boarding out of Children Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 101 of 1954). General Medical Services Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 102 of 1954). Institutional Assistance Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 103 of 1954). Public Assistance Orders (Revocation) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 116 of 1954). Air Navigation (Operations) Order, 1953 (Amendment) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 118 of 1954). Unemployment Assistance (Second Employment Period) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 122 of 1954). Minister for Justice (Agency) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 123 of 1954). Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transitional) (Amendment) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 124 of 1954). Allocation of Administration (Oifig na Gaeltachta agus na gCeantar gCúng), 1954 (S.I. No. 125 of 1954). Wild Birds (County Dublin) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 126 of 1954). Consular Conventions Act, 1954, (United States of America) Order, 1954 (S.I. No. 133 of 1954). Defence Force Regulations. R.5.— An Forsa Cosanta Aitiúil—Amendment No. 29. Defence Force Regulations 5/54— Annual Training, 1954. West Cork County Health District Third Cottage Purchase Scheme (Approval) Order, 1954. Louth Cottage Purchase Scheme Order, 1954. Bandon Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Cork Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Kinsale Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Macroom Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Midleton Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Youghal Rural District Purchase Scheme (Revised) (Approval) Order, 1954. Cavan County Council Cottage Purchase Schemes (Approval) Order, 1954. Longford County Health District Amending Cottage Purchase Scheme, 1953 (Approval) Order, 1954. Longford County Health District Additional Cottage Purchase Scheme, 1953 (Approval) Order, 1954. National Monuments (Preservation) (No. 195) Order, 1954. Foyle Area (Net Specifications) Regulations, 1954. Night Work (Bakeries) (Exceptional Work for Limited Periods) Regulations, 1954. 5. Report of Committee. The Chairman brought forward a Draft Report which was read the first time as follows: 1. This Report has reference to fifty-seven (57) instruments examined since the Committee’s Second Report dated 21st April, 1954. 2. There does not appear to be any reason for drawing the attention of Seanad Éireann to any of the fifty-seven (57) instruments examined in respect of grounds (i) to (v) inclusive of paragraph (1) of the Orders of Reference. 3. As regards ground (vi) of paragraph (1) of the Orders of Reference (viz., that for any special reason the form or purport called for elucidation) the Committee is of opinion that the attention of Seanad Éireann should be drawn to Emergency Powers (No. 277) Order, 1943 (Revocation) Order, 1953 (S.I. No. 419 of 1953) which, neither in its title nor in its text, gives any indication of the subject matter dealt with. 4. Once again the Committee calls attention to the desirability of attaching a brief explanatory memorandum to a complicated instrument, particularly an instrument the text of which gives no clear indication of its purpose, so that the effect of the instrument may be made clear to those members of the public who may be affected by or interested in it. The Committee has noted one recent case, viz., Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transitional) (Amendment) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 124 of 1954) of this type where the provision of an explanatory memorandum was of great assistance in interpreting the Regulations. The Committee also noted two recent cases, viz., Social Welfare (Unemployment Benefit) (Additional Condition) Regulations, 1953 (S.I. No. 375 of 1953) and Agricultural Produce (Eggs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1954 (S.I. No. 64 of 1954), where the instruments could only be interpreted by reference to a multiplicity of previous instruments and statutes and it considers that, in each of these cases, an explanatory memorandum should have been issued with the instrument. Motion made (Senator Hawkins): “That the Chairman’s Draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.” Question put, and agreed to. Paragraphs 1 to 4 inclusive, agreed to. Motion made (Senator Hawkins): “That the Chairman’s Draft Report be the Report of the Committee.” Question put, and agreed to. Ordered: That the Report be presented to the Seanad. 6. Adjournment. The Committee adjourned at 2.45 p.m. |
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