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Number 2 of 1963.
NÍTRIGIN ÉIREANN TEORANTA ACT, 1963.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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Exercise by Minister for Finance of right or power exercisable by holder of shares. | |
Provision of money for payments under the Act out of the Central Fund. | |
Number 2 of 1963.
NÍTRIGIN ÉIREANN TEORANTA ACT, 1963.
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Company” means Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta;
“the Companies Acts” means the Companies Acts, 1908 to 1959;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
Acquisition of shares by Minister for Finance.
2.—The Minister for Finance may, after consultation with the Minister, from time to time take up by subscription or purchase from the holder shares of the Company of any class or classes to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate £100.
Exercise by Minister for Finance of right or power exercisable by holder of shares.
3.—The Minister for Finance may exercise in respect of the shares of the Company held by him all the rights and powers of a holder of such shares and, where a right or power is exercisable by attorney, exercise it by his attorney.
Payment of dividends, etc., into Exchequer.
4.—All dividends and other moneys received by the Minister for Finance in respect of shares of the Company shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.
Advances to Company by Minister for Finance.
5.—(1) For the purpose of enabling the Company to perform its functions the Minister for Finance may, on the recommendation of the Minister, advance from time to time to the Company such sums (not exceeding in the aggregate, when added to any moneys advanced to the Company before the passing of this Act out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, six million pounds) as the Company may from time to time request.
(2) Advances under subsection (1) of this section shall be made on such terms as to repayment, interest and other matters as may be determined by the Minister for Finance.
(3) All sums paid by the Company in repayment of an advance under subsection (1) of this section or in pursuance of any term or condition subject to which an advance was made under the section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.
Alteration of memorandum and articles of association.
6.—The Company shall take such steps as may be necessary under the Companies Acts to alter the memorandum and articles of association of the Company to make them consistent with this Act.
Guarantee by Minister of borrowings by Company.
7.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, guarantee, in such form and manner and on such terms and conditions as the Minister for Finance may sanction, the due repayment by the Company of the principal of any moneys borrowed by the Company or the payment of interest on such moneys or both the repayment of the principal and the payment of the interest.
(2) The Minister shall not so exercise the powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section that the amount, or the aggregate amount, of principal which he may at any one time be liable to pay on foot of any guarantee or guarantees under that subsection for the time being in force together with the amount of principal (if any) which the Minister has previously paid on foot of any such guarantees and has not been repaid by the Company, exceeds £1,000,000.
(3) Where a guarantee under this section is or has been given, the Company shall, if the Minister so requires, give to him such security (including, in particular, debentures) as may be specified in the requisition for the purpose of securing to the Minister the repayment of any moneys which he may be liable to pay or has paid under the guarantee.
(4) The Minister shall, as soon as may be after the expiration of every financial year, lay before each House of the Oireachtas a statement setting out with respect to each guarantee under this section given during that year or given at any time before, and in force at, the commencement of that year—
(a) particulars of the guarantee,
(b) in case any payment has been made by the Minister under the guarantee before the end of that year, the amount of the payment and the amount (if any) repaid to the Minister on foot of the payment,
(c) the amount of principal covered by the guarantee which was outstanding at the end of that year.
(5) Moneys paid by the Minister under a guarantee under this section shall be repaid to the Minister (with interest thereon at such rate or rates as the Minister for Finance appoints) by the Company within two years from the date of the advance of the moneys out of the Central Fund.
(6) Where the whole or any part of moneys required by subsection (5) of this section to be repaid to the Minister has not been repaid in accordance with that subsection, the amount so remaining outstanding shall be repaid to the Central Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
(7) Notwithstanding the provision of moneys under subsection (6) of this section to repay the amount to the Central Fund, the Company shall remain liable to the Minister in respect of that amount and that amount (with interest thereon at such rate or rates as the Minister for Finance appoints) shall be repaid to the Minister by the Company at such times and in such instalments as the Minister for Finance appoints and, in default of repayment as aforesaid and without prejudice to any other method of recovery, shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(8) Moneys repaid by the Company to the Minister or recovered from the Company by the Minister under this section shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer.
Provision of money for payments under the Act out of the Central Fund.
8.—(1) All moneys from time to time required by the Minister for Finance and the Minister to meet sums which may become payable by them under this Act shall be advanced out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.
(2) The Minister for Finance may, for the purpose of providing for the advance of sums out of the Central Fund under this section, borrow on the security of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof any sums required for that purpose, and for the purposes of such borrowing, he may create and issue securities bearing such rate of interest and subject to such conditions as to repayment, redemption or otherwise as he thinks fit, and shall pay all moneys so borrowed into the Exchequer.
(3) The principal of and interest on all securities issued under this section and the expenses incurred in connection with the issue of such securities shall be charged on and payable out of the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof.
Provisions having effect in certain circumstances.
9.—The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect so long as—
(a) the Minister for Finance holds any shares of the Company,
(b) any moneys borrowed by the Company, the due repayment of which is guaranteed by the Minister under this Act, have not been repaid,
(c) any moneys borrowed by the Company, the due repayment of which is so guaranteed and the amount of which has been paid by the Minister under the guarantee, have not (together with interest thereon at the rates appointed by the Minister for Finance) been repaid by the Company to him or recovered from the Company by him, or
(d) any moneys advanced to the Company from the Central Fund have not been repaid.
Expenses of Minister.
10.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
Short title.
11.—This Act may be cited as the Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta Act, 1963.
SCHEDULE
Provisions having effect so long as the Minister for Finance holds any shares of the Company or any moneys borrowed by the Company the due repayment of which is guaranteed by the Minister have not been repaid or any moneys paid by the Minister under a guarantee have not been repaid to him by or recovered by him from the Company or any moneys advanced to the Company from the Central Fund have not been repaid.
Restriction on alteration of memorandum and articles of association.
1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Acts or in the memorandum or articles of association of the Company, an alteration in the said memorandum or articles shall not be valid or effectual unless made with the previous approval of the Minister given after consultation with the Minister for Finance.
Restriction on issue of shares.
2. An issue of shares of the Company shall not be made unless the Minister for Finance, after consultation with the Minister, has authorised the issue.
Vesting in Minister for Finance upon director's death, etc., of share held by such director.
3. Upon the retirement or death of a director of the Company or upon the office of a director becoming vacated in accordance with the articles of association of the Company, the share held by such director shall, without the necessity of a transfer, vest in the Minister for Finance upon payment by the said Minister of the par value of such share to such former director or his legal personal representative.
Furnishing of accounts to Minister.
4. (1) The Company shall, as soon as may be after the end of each accounting year of the Company, furnish to the Minister—
(a) a balance sheet as at the end of that accounting year duly audited by the auditor of the Company,
(b) a profit and loss account for that accounting year duly audited by the auditor of the Company, and
(c) a copy of the report of the directors of the Company to the shareholders of the Company for that accounting year.
(2) The balance sheets and profit and loss accounts furnished pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall be drawn up in such manner as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, shall direct.
(3) A copy of every balance sheet, profit and loss account and report furnished to the Minister pursuant to subparagraph (1) of this paragraph shall be laid by him before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after such balance sheet, profit and loss account and report are so furnished to him.
(4) The Company shall, if so required by the Minister, furnish to him such information as he may require in respect of any balance sheet, profit and loss account or report of the Company or in relation to the policy and operations of the Company.
Membership of either House of the Oireachtas by directors, officers and servants of Company.
5. (1) Where a director of the Company is nominated either as a candidate for election to either House of the Oireachtas or as a member of Seanad Éireann, he shall thereupon cease to be a director of the Company.
(2) Where a person who is either an officer or a servant in the employment of the Company becomes a member of either House of the Oireachtas—
(a) he shall, during the period commencing upon his becoming entitled under the Standing Orders of that House to sit therein and ending either when he ceases to be a member of that House or, if it should sooner happen, upon his resignation or retirement from such employment or upon the termination of such employment by the Company, stand seconded from such employment,
(b) he shall not be paid by, or entitled to receive from the Company any salary or wages, as the case may be, in respect of that period.
(3) If a person who is or was an officer or servant of the Company becomes entitled to a pension under the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1960, he shall not be entitled to reckon the whole or any part of his period of pensionable service, within the meaning of those Acts, for any superannuation benefits payable under a scheme made by the Company for the payment of superannuation benefits to or in respect of the officers or servants of the Company.
(4) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein shall, while so entitled, be disqualified from becoming a director of the Company or an officer or servant of the Company.
Uimhir 2 de 1963.
AN tACHT UM NÍTRIGIN ÉIREANN TEORANTA, 1963.
[An tiontú oifigiúil.]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an Chuideachta” Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta ;
ciallaíonn “Achtanna na gCuideachtaí” Achtanna na gCuideachtaí, 1908 go 1959;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Tionscail agus Tráchtála.
An tAire Airgeadais do thógáil scaireanna.
2.—Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais ó am go ham, tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire, scaireanna d'aon aicme nó aicmí sa Chuideachta a thógáil trí shuibscríobh nó trína gceannach ón sealbhóir suas go dtí méid nach mó san iomlán ná £100.
An tAire Airgeadais d'fheidhmiú cirt nó cumhachta is infheidhmithe ag sealbhóir scaireanna.
3.—Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais na cearta agus na cumhachtaí go léir a fheidhmiú i leith scaireanna a bheidh aige sa Chuideachta is infheidhmithe ag sealbhóir scaireanna den sórt sin agus, más trí aturnae is infheidhmithe ceart nó cumhacht, féadfaidh sé an céanna a fheidhmiú trína aturnae.
Díbhinní, etc. a íoc isteach sa Státchiste.
4.—Déanfar na díbhinní agus an t-airgead eile go léir a gheobhaidh an tAire Airgeadais i leith scaireanna sa Chuideachta a íoc isteach sa Státchiste nó a chur chun tairbhe don Státchiste.
An tAire Airgeadais do thabhairt airleacan don Chuideachta.
5.—(1) D'fhonn a chumasú don Chuideachta a feidhmeanna a chomhlíonadh féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, ar mholadh an Aire, cibé suimeanna (nach mó san iomlán, ar iad a chur le haon airgead a airleacadh chun na Cuideachta roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith as airgead a sholáthraigh an tOireachtas, ná sé mhilliún punt) a iarrfaidh an Chuideachta ó am go ham a airleacan ó am go ham chun na Cuideachta.
(2) Tabharfar airleacain faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo ar cibé téarmaí maidir le haisíoc, ús agus eile a chinnfidh an tAire Airgeadais.
(3) Íocfar isteach sa Státchiste nó cuirfear chun tairbhe don Státchiste na suimeanna uile a íocfaidh an Chuideachta ag aisíoc airleacain faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo nó de bhun aon téarma nó coinníll ar faoina réir a tugadh airleacan faoin alt.
An meabhrán comhlachais agus na hairteagail chomhlachais a athrú.
6.—Déanfaidh an Chuideachta na beartanna sin is gá faoi Achtanna na gCuideachtaí chun meabhrán comhlachais agus airteagail chomhlachais na Cuideachta a athrú chun go mbeidh siad ar comhréir leis an Acht seo.
An tAire do ráthú airgid a gheofar ar iasacht.
7.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, ráthaíocht a thabhairt, i cibé foirm agus slí agus ar cibé téarmaí agus coinníollacha a cheadóidh an tAire Airgeadais, go n-aisíocfaidh an Chuideachta go cuí príomhshuim aon airgid a gheobhaidh an Chuideachta ar iasacht nó go n-íocfar ús ar an airgead sin nó go ndéanfar an phríomhshuim a aisíoc agus fós an t-ús a íoc.
(2) Ní dhéanfaidh an tAire na cumhachtaí a thugtar le fo-alt (1) den alt seo a fheidhmiú i slí go mbeidh méid, nó méid comhiomlán, na príomhshuime a dhlífidh sé aon tráth áirithe a íoc ar scór aon ráthaíochta nó ráthaíochtaí faoin bhfo-alt sin a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thuras na huaire, maraon le méid na príomhshuime (más ann) a bheidh íoctha cheana ag an Aire ar scór aon ráthaíochtaí den sórt sin agus nach mbeidh aisíoctha ag an gCuideachta, níos mó ná £1,000,000.
(3) I gcás ina ndéanfar nó ina ndearnadh ráthaíocht faoin alt seo a thabhairt, tabharfaidh an Chuideachta, má fhoréilíonn an tAire é, cibé urrús (lena n-áirítear, go sonrach, bintiúirí) a shonrófar san fhoréileamh chun aisíoc aon airgid a dhlífidh an tAire a íoc, nó a bheidh íoctha aige, faoin ráthaíocht a urrú don Aire.
(4) Déanfaidh an tAire, a luaithe is féidir tar éis deireadh gach bliana airgeadais, ráiteas a leagan faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas ina luafar, maidir le gach ráthaíocht faoin alt seo a tugadh i rith na bliana sin nó a tugadh aon tráth roimh thosach, agus a bhí i bhfeidhm i dtosach, na bliana sin,—
(a) sonraí na ráthaíochta,
(b) i gcás ina ndearna an tAire aon íocaíocht faoin ráthaíocht roimh dheireadh na bliana sin, méid na híocaíochta agus an méid (má b'ann) a aisíocadh leis an Aire ar scór na híocaíochta,
(c) an méid príomhshuime a bhí faoi réim na ráthaíochta agus a bhí gan aisíoc i ndeireadh na bliana sin.
(5) Déanfaidh an Chuideachta airgead a d'íoc an tAire faoi ráthaíocht faoin alt seo a aisíoc leis an Aire (maraon le hús air de réir cibé ráta nó rátaí a cheapfaidh an tAire Airgeadais) laistigh de dhá bhliain ón dáta a airleacadh an t-airgead as an bPríomh-Chiste.
(6) I gcás ina mbeidh an t-airgead go léir nó aon chuid den airgead a cheanglaítear le fo-alt (5) den alt seo a aisíoc leis an Aire gan aisíoc leis an Aire de réir an fho-ailt sin, déanfar an tsuim a bheidh gan aisíoc amhlaidh a aisíoc leis an bPríomh-Chiste as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
(7) D'ainneoin airgead a sholáthar faoi fho-alt (6) den alt seo chun an tsuim a aisíoc leis an bPríomh-Chiste, leanfaidh an Chuideachta de bheith faoi dhliteanas ag an Aire i leith na suime sin agus aisíocfaidh an Chuideachta an tsuim sin (maraon le hús uirthi de réir cibé ráta nó rátaí a cheapfaidh an tAire Airgeadais) leis an Aire cibé tráthanna agus i cibé tráthchodanna a cheapfaidh an tAire Airgeadais agus, mura ndéantar aisíoc mar a dúradh agus gan dochar d'aon mhodh gnóthaithe eile, féadfar í a ghnóthú mar fhiach conartha shimplí in aon chúirt dlínse inniúla.
(8) Déanfar airgead a aisíocfaidh an Chuideachta leis an Aire nó a ghnóthóidh an tAire ón gCuideachta faoin alt seo a íoc isteach sa Státchiste nó a chur chun tairbhe don Státchiste.
Airgead a sholáthar le haghaidh íocaíochtaí faoin Acht as an bPríomh-Chiste.
8.—(1) Is as an bPríomh-Chiste nó a thoradh fáis a airleacfar an t-airgead go léir a bheidh ag teastáil ó am go ham ón Aire Airgeadais agus ón Aire faoi chomhair suimeanna a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha acu faoin Acht seo.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, d'fhonn soláthar a dhéanamh faoi chomhair suimeanna a airleacfar as an bPríomh-Chiste faoin alt seo, aon suimeanna is gá chuige sin a fháil ar iasacht ar urrús an Phríomh-Chiste nó a thoradh fáis agus, chun an céanna a fháil ar iasacht, féadfaidh sé urrúis a bhunú agus a eisiúint, agus iad faoi cibé ráta úis agus faoi réir cibé coinníollacha i dtaobh aisíoca nó fuascailte nó eile is oiriúnach leis, agus íocfaidh sé isteach sa Státchiste an t-airgead go léir a gheobhaidh sé ar iasacht amhlaidh.
(3) Is ar an bPríomh-Chiste nó a thoradh fáis a bheidh muirear agus íoc príomhshuime agus úis na n-urrús go léir a eiseofar faoin alt seo agus an chaiteachais faoina rachfar i ndáil leis na hurrús sin a eisiúint.
Forálacha ag a mbeidh éifeacht i gcúinsí áirithe.
9.—Beidh éifeacht ag forálacha an Sceidil a ghabhann leis an Acht seo an fad—
(a) a bheidh aon scaireanna sa Chuideachta ag an Aire Airgeadais,
(b) a bheidh aon airgead gan aisíoc a fuair an Chuideachta ar iasacht agus a mbeidh a aisíoc cuí ráthaithe ag an Aire faoin Acht seo, nó
(c) a bheidh aon airgead a fuair an Chuideachta ar iasacht agus a mbeidh a aisíoc cuí ráthaithe amhlaidh agus a mbeidh a mhéid íoctha ag an Aire faoin ráthaíocht (maraon le hús air de réir na rátaí a cheap an tAire Airgeadais) gan aisíoc ag an gCuideachta leis an Aire nó gan gnóthú ón gCuideachta ag an Aire, nó
(d) a bheidh aon airgead a airleacadh chun na Cuideachta as an bPríomh-Chiste gan aisíoc.
Caiteachas an Aire.
10.—Déanfar an caiteachas faoina rachaidh an tAire ag riaradh an Achta seo a íoc, a mhéid a cheadóidh an tAire Airgeadais, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
Gearrtheideal.
11.—Féadfar an tAcht um Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta, 1963, a ghairm den Acht seo.
AN SCEIDEAL.
Forálacha ag a mbeidh éifeacht an fad a bheidh aon scaireanna sa Chuideachta ag an Aire Airgeadais nó aon airgead gan aisíoc a fuair an Chuideachta ar iasacht agus ar ráthaigh an tAire go naisíocfaí é go cuí nó aon airgead a d'íoc an tAire faoi ráthaíocht gan aisíoc ag an gCuideachta leis nó gan gnóthú aige ón gCuideachta nó aon airgead a airleacadh chun na Cuideachta as an bPríomh-Chiste gan aisíoc.
1. D'ainneoin aon ní in Achtanna na gCuideachtaí nó i meabhrán comhlachais nó airteagail chomhlachais na Cuideachta, ní bheidh aon athrú ar an meabhrán nó na hairteagail sin bailí ná éifeachtúil gan ceadú a bheith faighte chuige roimh ré ón Aire tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Airgeadais.
2. Ní dhéanfar scaireanna sa Chuideachta a eisiúint mura mbeidh an tAire Airgeadais, tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire, tar éis an eisiúint a údarú.
3. Ar stiúrthóir de chuid na Cuideachta d'éirí as oifig nó má fhaigheann stiúrthóir bás, nó ar oifig stiúrthóra a theacht chun bheith folamh de réir airteagail chomhlachais na Cuideachta, dílseoidh an scair a bheidh i seilbh an stiúrthóra sin san Aire Airgeadais, gan aistriú a bheith riachtanach, ar an Aire sin d'níoc par-luach na scaire sin leis an athstiúrthóir sin nó lena ionadaí pearsanta dlíthiúil.
4. (1) Tabharfaidh an Chuideachta don Aire a luaithe is féidir é tar éis deireadh gach bliana cuntasaíochta de chuid na Cuideachta—
(a) clár comhardaithe amhail mar bhí ag deireadh na bliana cuntasaíochta sin agus é cuí-iniúchta ag iniúchóir na Cuideachta,
(b) cuntas sochair agus dochair in aghaidh na bliana cuntasaíochta sin, agus é cuí-iniúchta ag iniúchóir na Cuideachta, agus
(c) cóip de thuarascáil stiúrthóirí na Cuideachta chun scairshealbhóirí na Cuideachta in aghaidh na bliana cuntasaíochta sin.
(2) Beidh an clár comhardaithe agus an cuntas sochair agus dochair a bheidh le tabhairt de bhun fomhír (1) den mhír seo dréachtaithe i cibé slí a ordóidh an tAire tar éis dó dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Airgeadais.
(3) Déanfaidh an tAire cóip de gach clár comhardaithe, de gach cuntas sochair agus dochair agus de gach tuarascáil a thabharfar dó de bhun fomhír (1) den mhír seo a leagan faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis an clár comhardaithe, an cuntas sochair agus dochair agus an tuarascáil sin a thabbairt amhlaidh dó.
(4) Tabharfaidh an Chuideachta don Aire, má iarrann an tAire uirthi é, cibé eolas a iarrfaidh sé maidir le haon chlár comhardaithe, cuntas sochair agus dochair nó tuarascáil de chuid na Cuideachta, nó i dtaobh beartas agus gníomhaíochtaí na Cuideachta.
5. (1) Má ainmnítear duine is stiúrthóir ar an gCuideachta mar iarrthóir le toghadh chun ceachtar Teach den Oireachtas nó mar chomhalta de Sheanad Éireann, scoirfidh sé air sin de bheith ina stiúrthóir ar an gCuideachta.
(2) I gcás duine is oifigeach nó seirbhíseach i bhfostaíocht na Cuideachta a theacht chun bheith ina chomhalta de cheachtar Teach den Oireachtas—
(a) beidh sé, i gcaitheamh na tréimhse dar tosach an dáta a thiocfaidh sé i dteideal, faoi Bhuan-Orduithe an Tí sin, suí sa Teach sin agus dar críoch an dáta a scoirfidh sé de bheith ina chomhalta den Teach sin nó, más túisce a tharlóidh, an dáta a éireoidh sé as an bhfostaíocht sin nó a scoirfidh sé den fhostaíocht sin nó a fhoirceannfaidh an Chuideachta an fhostaíocht sin, ar iasacht ón bhfostaíocht sin,
(b) ní íocfaidh an Chuideachta leis, ná ní bheidh teideal aige go bhfaigheadh sé ón gCuideachta, aon tuarastal ná pá, cibé acu é, in aghaidh na tréimhse sin.
(3) Má thagann duine atá nó a bhí ina oifigeach nó ina sheirbhíseach don Chuideachta chun bheith i dteideal pinsin faoi na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1960, ní bheidh sé i dteideal an t-iomlán ná aon chuid dá thréimhse sheirbhíse inphinsin, de réir bhrí na nAchtanna sin, a áireamh le haghaidh aon sochair aoisliúntais is iníoctha faoi scéim arna déanamh ag an gCuideachta chun sochair aoisliúntais a íoc le, nó maidir le, hoifigigh nó seirbhísigh na Cuideachta.
(4) Aon duine a bheidh de thuras na huaire i dteideal faoi Bhuan-Orduithe cheachtar Tí den Oireachtas suí sa Teach sin beidh sé, an fad bheidh sé i dteideal amhlaidh, dícháilithe chun bheith ina stiúrthóir ar an gCuideachta nó ina oifigeach nó ina sheirbhíseach don Chuideachta.