No. 16/1932:

THE BALLINA TO KILLALA RAILWAY (MODIFICATION OF OBLIGATORY SERVICE OF TRAINS) ORDER, 1932.

THE BALLINA TO KILLALA RAILWAY (MODIFICATION OF OBLIGATORY SERVICE OF TRAINS) ORDER, 1932.

The Ballina to Killala Railway (Modification of Obligatory Service of Trains) Order, 1932, made by the Minister for Industry and Commerce on the eighth day of March, 1932, pursuant to section 7 of the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 .

WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 , that the Minister for Industry and Commerce (hereinafter in this Order called the Minister) may, by order made on the application of a company owning a railway line to which this Part of this Act applies, relieve such company from any obligation imposed on such company by or under this Act of running a particular service of trains over such railway line and, in lieu thereof, shall by such order impose on such company the obligation of running over such railway line the modified service of trains specified in such order; and whereas it is further enacted by sub-section (2) of the said section 7 that the said Minister shall not make an order under this section unless he is satisfied that, having regard to the alternative transport facilities which are or will be available in the district served by the railway line to which such order relates, no undue inconvenience will be occasioned by such order to the public in such district ;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to the agreement set out in the Second Schedule to the Ballina to Killala Railway Order, 1890, a free grant was made out of public moneys for or towards the construction of the railway line from Ballina to Killala, and the Great Southern Railways Company (hereinafter in this Order called the Company) is the owner of the said railway line ;

AND WHEREAS the Company is under an obligation imposed on them by or under the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 , of running a particular service of trains over the said railway line from Ballina to Killala, that is to say, the obligation mentioned in Clause XIII of the said Agreement set out in the Second Schedule to the Ballina to Killala Railway Order, 1890, of running at least two trains each way carrying passengers (and in case mixed trains are not allowed by the Minister) one goods train also on week days between Ballina and Killala at such times as will in the opinion of the Minister afford all reasonable facilities for through transit ;

AND WHEREAS the Company has applied to the Minister for an order under the said sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 , relieving them from the obligation of running the said particular service of trains over the railway line from Ballina to Killala ;

NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick McGilligan, the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 7 of the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 , and of all other powers me in this behalf enabling, and being satisfied that, having regard to the alternative transport facilities which are or will be available in the district served by the railway line from Ballina to Killala, no undue inconvenience will be occasioned by this Order to the public in such district, do hereby order as follows, that is to say :—

1. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Ballina to Killala Railway (Modification of Obligatory Service of Trains) Order, 1932.

2. The Company is hereby relieved from the obligation imposed on it by or under the Railways (Miscellaneous) Act, 1932 , of running the said particular service of trains over the railway line from Ballina to Killala, and in lieu thereof the obligation is hereby imposed on the Company of running the following modified service of trains over the said railway line, that is to say, one goods train each way every week-day.

3. This Order shall come into operation on the 9th day of March, 1932.

Dated this 8th day of March, 1932.

(Signed) PATRICK McGILLIGAN,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.