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sufficient for the purpose, and, as between such payments, priority shall be given, first, to the salaries, allowances and ex- penses of the Board, next, to the payments into the Exchequer required by subsection (2) of section eleven of this Act, next, 5 to payments of interest, next, to payments to the Commission in respect of compensation paid by them to officers and servants, and next to payments under the last preceding section other than payments of interest.

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Reorganisation of Railways

A.D. 1952

15.—(1) Within twelve months from the passing of this Act Re- or such longer period as the Minister may allow, the Commis- organisation sion shall prepare and submit to the Minister a scheme for the of railways. reorganisation of that part of their undertaking which consists

in the operation of the railways.

(2) The said scheme shall provide—

(a) for the abolition (if it has not already been abolished)

of the Railway Executive; and

(b) for the setting up, for such areas as may be specified by or under the scheme. of such authorities as may be so specified; and

(c) for the delegation to those authorities of such functions of the Commission relating to that part of their under- taking as may be so specified in relation to those authorities respectively.

(3) The said scheme may provide

(a) for the setting up of other authorities and for the dele- gation to them of such functions of the Commission relating to that part of their undertaking as may be specified by or under the scheme, being functions which appear to the Commission or, as the case may be, to the Minister, to be unsuitable for delegation to an authority set up for a particular area;

(b) for the setting up for the purpose-

(i) of co-ordinating the exercise and performance of their functions by all or any of the authorities set up under the scheme, whether for areas or otherwise; and

(ii) of making provision for matters of common interest to all or any of those authorities,

of co-ordinating authorities.

(4) The said scheme may provide for regulating-

(a) the relations of the authorities set up under the scheme

with each other;

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