The Gazette 1992

SEPTEMBER 1992

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Dwellings) Act, 1982 and the Building Societies Act, 1989.

Introduced by the Minister for Finance; ordered by Dail Eireann to be printed 8/4/92. Present position: deemed to have been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 22/5/92. Enacted: 28/5/92. Commencement date: 28 May, 1992. Financial Transactions of Certain Companies and Other Bodies Act, This Act confirms the legal powers of semi-State bodies to engage in swaps and other financial transactions and provides for related matters. Presented by the Minister for Finance 24/4/92. Present position: passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 11/6/92. Enacted: 11/6/92. Commencement date: 17 June, 1992. Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1992 (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated) This Act amends and extends the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 and 1978, so as to enable local authorities to award higher education grants to mature students and to enable school terminal examinations from outside the State to be accepted in place of the Leaving Certificate Examination for the award of grants. Presented by the Minister for Education 25/6/92. Present position: passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 16/7/92. Commencement date: 23 July, 1992. ICC Bank Act, 1992 (No. 21 of This Act provides for the development of the Industrial Credit Corporation, including the change of name of the Company to "ICC Bank pic" and to enable it to provide a full range of banking and associated financial services, increases the borrowing powers of the ICC and (Continued on page 265) 261 1992 (No. 11 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated) 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated)

ACC Bank Act, 1992 (No. 6 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated) This Act provides for the development of the ACC as a bank which will provide a full range of banking and associated financial services; increases the authorised share capital and borrowing limit of the ACC and provides for connected matters. Amends and extends the Agricultural Credit Acts 1978 to 1988, amends section 9 of the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1879, section 2 of the Bills of Exchange Act, 1882 and section 2 of the Insurance (Amendment) Act, 1978. Presented by the Minister for Finance 9/3/92. Present position: passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 9/4/92. Enacted: 16/4/92. Commencement date: 24 April, 1992. Social Welfare Act, 1992 (No. 5 of This Act provides for the increases from July 1992 in the rates of Social Welfare payments announced in the Budget and for other measures relating to the Social Welfare code. Amends and extends the Social Welfare Acts 1981 to 1991, amends and extends the Pensions Act, 1990. Presented by the Minister for Social Welfare 16/3/92. Present position: passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 15/7/92. Commencement date: 4 April, 1992 (some sections). Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 (No. 18 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated) This Act provides the legislative framework for a range of measures contained in the document A Plan for Social Housing published by the Minister for the Environment in 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum as initiated)

Presented by the Minister for the Environment 24/3/92. Present position: passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas 15/7/92. Commencement date: 1 September 1992 (except for repeal of Sn. 70, Housing Act, 1966). Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Bill, 1992 (Bill No. 6 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum) This Bill regulates the interception of certain postal packets and telecommunications messages; provides that the only purposes for which interceptions may be authorised will be those of criminal investigation or the security of the State; provides for related matters. Censorship of Films (Amendment) Bill, 1992 (Bill No. 7 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum) This Bill enables the Minister for Justice to appoint Assistant Censors to assist the Official Censor of Films in the performance of his function in relation to the censorship of cinema films and video works and provides for related matters; amends the Censorship of Films Acts 1923 to 1970 and the Video Recordings Act, 1989. Finance Act, 1992 (No. 9 of 1992) (With Explanatory Memorandum, as initiated, and as passed by Dail Eireann) This Act provides for the charging and imposition of certain duties of customs and inland revenues (including excise), amends the law relating to customs and inland revenue (including excise) and makes further provisions in connection with financial matters. Presented: 1/4/92. Present position: passed by Seanad Eireann 9/7/92. Presented: 2/4/92. Present position: passed by Seanad Eireann 25/6/92.

February, 1991. Amends and extends the Housing Acts 1966 to 1988, the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Act, 1978, the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1980, the Housing Finance Agency Acts 1981 to 1988, the Housing (Private Rented