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Uimhir 31 de 1959.
AN tACHT IOMPAIR, 1959
[An tiontó oifigiúil.]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an Bord” Córas Iompair Éireann;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Iompair agus Cumhachta;
ciallaíonn “comhalta lánaimseartha den Bhord” comhalta den Bhord a gceanglaíonn téarmaí a cheapacháin air a am go léir a chaitheamh lena dhualgais mar chomhalta den sórt sin.
Aoisliúntas do chomhaltaí lánaimseartha an Bhoird.
2.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire ó am go ham, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, scéim (dá ngairtear scéim aoisliúntas san alt seo) a dhéanamh chun pinsin nó aiscí nó pinsin agus aiscí a sholáthar le haghaidh nó i leith chomhaltaí lánaimseartha an Bhoird.
(2) (a) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, le scéim aoisliúntas ina dhiaidh sin (dá ngairtear scéim leasaitheach san alt seo), scéim aoisliúntas nó scéim leasaitheach roimhe sin a leasú.
(b) Féadfaidh scéim leasaitheach a rá go bhfuil feidhm chúlghabhálach aici.
(c) Aon duine a bheidh ina chomhalta lánaimseartha den Bhord ar feadh tréimhse dhá mhí déag ar a laghad dar críoch an dáta a thiocfaidh scéim leasaitheach i ngníomh, féadfaidh sé, trí fhógra a thabharfar don Aire laistigh de shé mhí tar éis an dáta a thiocfaidh an scéim leasaitheach i ngníomh, a roghnú nach mbeidh feidhm ag an scéim leasaitheach maidir leis ná ina leith, agus, má roghnaíonn sé amhlaidh, ansin ní bheidh feidhm ag an scéim leasaitheach maidir leis ná ina leith.
(3) (a) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, le scéim aoisliúntas scéim aoisliúntas roimhe sin a chúlghairm.
(b) I gcás ina gcúlghairfidh scéim aoisliúntas (dá ngairtear an scéim nua san fho-alt seo) scéim aoisliúntas roimhe sin (dá ngairtear an scéim chúlghartha san fho-alt seo), féadfaidh aon duine a bheidh ina chomhalta lánaimseartha den Bhord ar feadh tréimhse nach lú ná dhá mhí déag dar críoch dáta na scéime nua a theacht i ngníomh, trí fhógra a thabharfar don Aire laistigh de shé mhí tar éis an dáta a thiocfaidh an scéim nua i ngníomh, a roghnú nach mbeidh feidhm ag an scéim nua maidir leis ná ina leith, agus, má roghnaíonn sé amhlaidh, ansin—
(i) ní bheidh feidhm ag an scéim nua maidir leis ná ina leith, agus
(ii) leanfaidh an scéim chúlghartha, d'ainneoin í a chúlghairm, d'fheidhm a bheith aici maidir leis nó ina leith.
(4) (a) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, le hordú scéim aoisliúntas a chúlghairm.
(b) I gcás ina gcúlghairfear scéim aoisliúntas faoin bhfo-alt seo, leanfaidh sí, d'ainneoin í a chúlghairm, d'fheidhm a bheith aici maidir le haon duine, nó i leith aon duine, a bheidh ina chomhalta lánaimseartha den Bhord ar feadh tréimhse nach giorra ná dhá mhí déag dar críoch dáta na cúlghairme.
(5) Cuirfidh an Bord scéim aoisliúntas i bhfeidhm de réir a téarmaí.
(6) Déanfar gach scéim aoisliúntas agus gach ordú faoi fho-alt (4) den alt seo a leagan, a luaithe is féidir tar éis an céanna a dhéanamh, faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas, agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach, laistigh den lá agus fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an scéim aoisliúntas nó an t-ordú a leagan faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú na scéime aoisliúntas nó an ordaithe, beidh an céanna ar neamhní dá réir sin ach sin gach dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin gcéanna.
Cúiteamh do dhuine ba chathaoirleach ar an mBord.
3.—Íocfaidh an Bord le Tadhg Ó Cúrnáin, a bhí ina chathaoirleach ar an mBord agus a d'éirigh as a bheith ina chathaoirleach, ar scór easláine, sula raibh deireadh lena thréimhse oifige, suim £3,636 cúitimh sa chaillteanas a bhain dó de dheasca é d'éirí as oifig amhlaidh.
An Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht Iompair, 1950, a leasú.
4.—Déantar leis seo an Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht Iompair, 1950, a leasú mar leanas—
(a) scriosfar mír 1,
(b) scriosfar fo-mhír (3) de mhír 2,
(c) i bhfo-mhír (2) de mhír 3 scriosfar “1 nó”.
Gearrtheideal.
5.—Féadfar an tAcht Iompair, 1959, a ghairm den Acht seo.
Number 31 of 1959.
TRANSPORT ACT, 1959.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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1950, No. 12 | |
Number 31 of 1959.
TRANSPORT ACT, 1959.
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Board” means Córas Iompair Éireann;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Transport and Power;
“whole-time member of the Board” means a member of the Board who is required by the terms of his appointment to devote the whole of his time to his duties as such member.
Superannuation of whole-time members of the Board.
2.—(1) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may from time to time make a scheme (in this section referred to as a superannuation scheme) for the provision of pensions or gratuities or pensions and gratuities for or in respect of whole-time members of the Board.
(2) (a) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may by a subsequent superannuation scheme (in this section referred to as an amending scheme) amend a superannuation scheme or previous amending scheme.
(b) An amending scheme may be expressed to operate retrospectively.
(c) Any person, who has been a whole-time member of the Board for a period of not less than twelve months ending on the date on which an amending scheme comes into operation, may by notice, given to the Minister within six months after the date on which the amending scheme comes into operation, elect not to have the amending scheme apply to or in respect of him, and if he does so elect, then the amending scheme shall not apply to or in respect of him.
(3) (a) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may by a superannuation scheme revoke a previous superannuation scheme.
(b) Where a superannuation scheme (in this subsection referred to as the new scheme) revokes a previous superannuation scheme (in this subsection referred to as the revoked scheme), any person, who has been a whole-time member of the Board for a period of not less than twelve months ending on the date on which the new scheme comes into operation, may, by notice, given to the Minister within six months after the date on which the new scheme comes into operation, elect not to have the new scheme apply to or in respect of him, and if he does so elect, then—
(i) the new scheme shall not apply to or in respect of him, and
(ii) the revoked scheme shall, notwithstanding its revocation, continue to apply to or in respect of him.
(4) (a) The Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may by order revoke a superannuation scheme.
(b) Where a superannuation scheme is revoked under this subsection, it shall, notwithstanding its revocation, continue to apply to or in respect of any person who has been a whole-time member of the Board for a period of not less than twelve months ending on the date of the revocation.
(5) A superannuation scheme shall be carried out by the Board in accordance with its terms.
(6) Every superannuation scheme and every order under subsection (4) of this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of the Oireachtas, and if either House, within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the superannuation scheme or order is laid before it, passes a resolution annulling the superannuation scheme or order, it shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
Compensation to former chairman of the Board.
3.—The Board shall pay to Thaddeus C. Courtney, a former chairman of the Board, who, on the ground of ill-health, resigned the chairmanship before the expiration of his period of office, the sum of £3,636, as compensation for the loss sustained by him by reason of such resignation.
Amendment of the Second Schedule to the Transport Act, 1950.
4.—The Second Schedule to the Transport Act, 1960, is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) paragraph 1 shall be deleted,
(b) subparagraph (3) of paragraph 2 shall be deleted,
(c) in subparagraph (2) of paragraph 3, “1 or” shall be deleted.
Short title.
5.—This Act may be cited as the Transport Act, 1959