PART I.

Preliminary and General.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932.

(2) The Railways Acts, 1924 to 1929, and this Act may be cited together as the Railways Acts, 1924 to 1932.

2. —In this Act—

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

the expression “the Principal Act” means the Railways Act, 1924 (No. 29 of 1924);

the expression “road transport” means the carriage of passengers, passengers' luggage, merchandise and mails, or any of them, for reward by road in mechanically propelled vehicles not running on permanent rails;

the expression “mechanically propelled vehicle” includes a vehicle drawn by a mechanically propelled vehicle;

the expression “statutory order” means an order made under the authority of a statute, whether such order was or was not confirmed by statute;

the expression “statutory agreement” means an agreement recognised, approved of, or confirmed by statute or by statutory order;

the word “merchandise” includes goods, wares, minerals, and animals but does not include passengers' luggage or mails.

3. —All expenses incurred by the Minister in the execution of this Act and not otherwise provided for by this Act shall, to such extent as shall be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.