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Uimhir 19 de 1979
AN tACHT UM THIONÓL NA hEORPA (IONADAITHE NA hÉIREANN), 1979
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
Mínithe.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1977” an tAcht um Thoghcháin do Thionól na hEorpa, 1977;
ciallaíonn “an Tionol” Tionól na gComhphobal Eorpach;
tá le “toghchán Tionóil” an bhrí a shanntar dó le halt 2 (1) d'Acht 1977;
ciallaíonn “na Comhphobail Eorpacha” Comhphobal Eacnamaíochta na hEorpa, an Comhphobal Eorpach do Ghual agus Cruach agus an Comhphobal Eorpach do Fhuinneamh Adamhach;
ciallaíonn “an tAire” Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí.
Liúntais d'ionadaithe na hÉireann sa Tionól.
2.—(1) Gach duine de na hionadaithe sa Tionól a bheidh de thuras na huaire—
(a) tofa don Tionól de bhun Acht 1977,
(b) ceaptha don Tionól de bhun alt 15 den Acht sin,
íocfar leis, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, an liúntas a shonraítear i bhfo-alt (2) den alt seo.
(2) An liúntas dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo is liúntas é de réir an ráta chéanna sa bhliain atá sa liúntas do chomhaltaí de Dháil Éireann is iníoctha de thuras na huaire de bhua ailt 2 agus 3 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, arna leasú le halt 4 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960, agus le hailt 4 agus 5 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1973.
(3) Tosófar ag íoc liúntais faoin alt seo le héifeacht ón uair a thosóidh téarma oifige an duine áirithe mar ionadaí sa Tionól agus beidh an liúntas sin iníoctha go míosúil.
(4) Chun críocha fho-alt (3) den alt seo, measfar téarma oifige ionadaí sa Tionól do thosú—
(a) i gcás é a thoghadh don Tionól de bhun Acht 1977, an lá a thiocfaidh an Tionól le chéile den chéad uair tar éis an toghcháin Tionóil iomchuí,
(b) i gcás é a cheapadh don Tionól de bhun alt 15 den Acht sin, an lá díreach tar éis dáta a cheaptha.
Liúntais i gcóir caiteachas d'ionadaithe na hÉireann sa Tionól.
3.—Féadfaidh an tAire, más oiriúnach leis, a fhoráil le hordú go n-íocfar liúntais i gcóir caiteachas le hionadaithe sa Tionól a toghadh nó a ceapadh don Tionól ar an modh a thuairiscítear in alt 2 (1) den Acht seo.
Aoisliúntas ionadaithe na hÉireann sa Tionól.
4.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire scéim ranníocach a dhéanamh chun pinsin a dheonú do dhaoine nó i leith daoine a toghadh nó a ceapadh don Tionól ar an modh a thuairiscítear i bhfo-alt 2(1) den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire, de réir scéim faoin alt seo, asbhaintí a dhéanamh as liúntas a íocfar faoi alt 2 den Acht seo.
(3) Féadfaidh éifeacht a bheith le scéim faoin alt seo ó dháta is luaithe ná dáta na scéime ach nach luaithe ná an dáta a thiocfaidh an Tionól le chéile den chéad uair tar éis an toghcháin Tionóil a dhéanfar i 1979.
(4) Féadfaidh an tAire scéim a dhéanamh ag leasú nó ag cúlghairm scéim faoin alt seo (lena n-áirítear scéim faoin bhfo-alt seo).
Ionadaithe na hÉireann a bheith dícháilithe chun bheith ina gcomhaltaí de chomhlachtaí áirithe nó chun bheith fostaithe acu.
5.—(1) Duine a thoghfar le bheith ina ionadaí sa Tionól ag an toghchán Tionóil a dhéanfar i 1979 agus ar comhalta de chomhlacht sonraithe nó stiúrthóir ar bhord chomhlacht den sórt sin é scoirfidh sé, an tráth a shíneoidh an príomhcheann comhairimh sa toghchán an freagra a éilítear le Riail 70 den Chéad Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1977, de bheith ina chomhalta nó ina stiúrthóir den sórt sin, de réir mar is iomchuí.
(2) I gcás a ndéanfar duine is comhalta de chomhlacht ar comhlacht sonraithe é nó is stiúrthóir ar bhord chomhlacht den sórt sin a ainmniú go bailí mar iarrthóir lena thoghadh don Tionól, nó i gcás a gceapfar é ina ionadaí sa Tionól, cibé acu is de bhun Acht 1977 nó faoin Acht sin nó ar shlí eile a dhéanfar an toghadh nó an ceapadh sin, scoirfidh sé ar é a ainmniú amhlaidh nó ar é a cheapadh, de réir mar is iomchuí, de bheith ina chomhalta nó ina stiúrthóir den sórt sin, de réir mar is iomchuí.
(3) Beidh duine is ionadaí sa Tionól de thuras na huaire dícháilithe chun bheith ina chomhalta d'aon chomhlacht ar comhlacht sonraithe é nó ina stiúrthóir ar bhord chomhlacht den sórt sin nó ina oifigeach nó ina sheirbhíseach d'aon chomhlacht den sórt sin.
(4) I gcás a ndéanfar duine is oifigeach nó seirbhíseach d'aon chomhlacht ar comhlacht sonraithe é a ainmniú go bailí chun a thofa mar iarrthóir lena thoghadh don Tionól nó i gcás a gceapfar é ina ionadaí sa Tionól, cibé acu is de bhun Acht 1977 nó faoin Acht sin nó ar shlí eile a dhéanfar an toghadh nó an ceapadh sin, beidh sé ar iasacht ó fhostaíocht an chomhlachta agus ní íocfaidh an comhlacht leis ná ní bheidh sé i dteideal go bhfaighidh sé ón gcomhlacht aon luach saothair ná liúntais i leith na tréimhse dar tosach—
(a) i gcás é a ainmniú amhlaidh sa toghchán Tionóil a dhéanfar i 1979, an tráth a shíneoidh an príomhcheann comhairimh sa toghchán an freagra dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) den alt seo,
(b) i gcás é a ainmniú amhlaidh in aon toghchán Tionóil eile nó i gcás é a cheapadh amhlaidh, an tráth a ainmneofar é amhlaidh nó a cheapfar é,
agus dar críoch an tráth a tharraingeoidh sé siar ó bheith ina iarrthóir nó a chinnfidh toghchán air nó a scoirfidh sé de bheith ina ionadaí sa Tionól.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire le hordú an Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a leasú trí ainm chomhlacht corpraithe nó chomhlacht neamhchorpraithe daoine a bheidh sonraithe san ordú a chur leis, agus i gcás a ndéanfaidh an tAire ordú faoin bhfo-alt seo forléireofar an Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo de réir an leasaithe san ordú.
(6) San alt seo ciallaíonn “comhlacht sonraithe” comhlacht a shonraítear sa Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo.
Orduithe.
6.—(1) Gach ordú a dhéanfar faoi alt 3 den Acht seo agus gach ordú ag leasú nó ag cúlghairm ordú den sórt sin agus gach scéim a dhéanfar faoi alt 4 den Acht seo leagfar iad faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a ndéanta agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach acu sin laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an t-ordú nó an scéim a leagan faoina bhráid rún a rith ag neamhniú an ordaithe nó na scéime, beidh an t-ordú nó an scéim ar neamhní dá réir sin ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin ordú nó faoin scéim.
(2) Aon uair a bheartófar ordú faoi alt 5(5) den Acht seo nó ordú ag leasú nó ag cúlghairm ordú den sórt sin a dhéanamh, leagfar dréacht den ordú faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas agus ní dhéanfar an t-ordú go dtí go mbeidh rún ag ceadú an dréachta rite ag gach Teach acu sin.
(3) Féadfaidh an tAire le hordú ordú faoin Acht seo (lena n-áirítear ordú faoin bhfo-alt seo) a leasú nó a chúlghairm.
Caiteachais.
7.—Déanfar na caiteachais a thabhóidh an tAire ag riaradh an Achta seo a íoc, a mhéid a cheadóidh an tAire Airgeadais, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
Gearrtheideal agus tosach feidhme.
8.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Thionól na hEorpa (Ionadaithe na hÉireann), 1979, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Measfar gur tháinig fo-ailt (1) agus (4) d'alt 5 den Acht seo agus an t-alt seo i ngníomh an 29ú lá de Bhealtaine, 1979.
AN SCEIDEAL
Aer Lingus Teoranta
Aerlínte Éireann Teoranta
Aer Rianta Teoranta
Corparáid an Chairde Talmhaíochta Teoranta
Bord Fáilte Éireann
An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh
Bord Gáis Éireann
An Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Bord na Gaeilge
Bord na gCapall
Bord na gCon
Bord na Móna
An Bord Pleanála
The British & Irish Steam Packet Company Limited
Banc Ceannais na hÉireann
An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teoranta
An Córas Beostoic agus Feola Teoranta
Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas Tráchtála
Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais
An Ghníomhaireacht um Chomhionannas Fostaíochta
Fóir Teoranta
Cuideachta an Chairde Tionscail Teoranta
An tÚdarás Forbartha Tionscail
An Institiúid Taighde Tionscail agus Caighdeán
Comhlacht Graí Náisiúnta na hÉireann Teoranta
Gabháltais Chruach na hÉireann Teoranta
An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí
Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta
An Bord Náisiúnta Eolaíochta agus Teicneolaíochta
An Ghníomhaireacht Foirgníochta Náisiúnta Teoranta
Comhairle Náisiúnta na gCáilíochtaí Oideachais
Stiúideonna Scannán Náisiúnta na hÉireann Teoranta
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta
An Coimisiún Muc agus Bagúin
Radio Telefís Éireann
An Coimisiún Cleachtas Srianta
Cuideachta Forbartha Aerfort Neamhchustam na Sionna Teoranta
An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas
An Bord Árachais Sláinte Shaorálaigh
Number 19 of 1979
EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY (IRISH REPRESENTATIVES) ACT, 1979
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section | |
Allowances to Irish representatives in Assembly for expenses. | |
Disqualification of Irish representatives for membership of, or employment by, certain bodies. | |
Number 19 of 1979
EUROPEAN ASSEMBLY (IRISH REPRESENTATIVES) ACT, 1979
Definitions.
1.—In this Act—
“the Act of 1977” means the European Assembly Elections Act, 1977;
“the Assembly” means the Assembly of the European Communities;
“Assembly election” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 (1) of the Act of 1977;
“the European Communities” means the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community;
“the Minister” means the Minister for the Public Service.
Allowances to Irish representatives in Assembly.
2.—(1) Each of the representatives in the Assembly who for the time being—
(a) stands elected thereto pursuant to the Act of 1977,
(b) stands appointed thereto pursuant to section 15 of that Act,
shall, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, be paid the allowance specified in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The allowance referred to in subsection (1) of this section is an allowance at the same rate per annum as that of the allowance to members of Dáil Éireann payable for the time being by virtue of sections 2 and 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, as amended by section 4 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960, and sections 4 and 5 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973.
(3) Payment of an allowance under this section shall commence with effect from the commencement of the term of office of the person concerned as a representative in the Assembly and such allowance shall be payable monthly.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, the term of office of a representative in the Assembly shall be regarded as commencing on—
(a) in case he is elected thereto pursuant to the Act of 1977, the day on which the Assembly first meets after the relevant Assembly election,
(b) in case he is appointed thereto pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the day next following the date of his appointment.
Allowances to Irish representatives in Assembly for expenses.
3.—The Minister may, if he thinks fit, by order provide for the payment of allowances for expenses to representatives in the Assembly who have been elected or appointed thereto in the manner described in section 2 (1) of this Act.
Superannuation of Irish representatives in Assembly.
4.—(1) The Minister may make a contributory scheme for the granting of pensions to or in respect of persons who have been elected or appointed to the Assembly in the manner described in section 2 (1) of this Act.
(2) The Minister may, in accordance with a scheme under this section, make deductions from an allowance paid under section 2 of this Act.
(3) A scheme under this section may have effect from a date which is earlier than the date of the scheme but which is not earlier than the date on which the Assembly first meets after the Assembly election held in 1979.
(4) The Minister may make a scheme amending or revoking a scheme under this section (including a scheme under this subsection).
Disqualification of Irish representatives for membership of, or employment by, certain bodies.
5.—(1) A person who is elected to be a representative in the Assembly at the Assembly election held in 1979 and who is either a member of, or a director on the board of, a specified body shall, on the signing by the chief returning officer at the election of the return required by Rule 70 of the First Schedule to the Act of 1977, cease to be such member or director, as may be appropriate.
(2) Where a person who is either a member of, or a director on the board of, a body which is a specified body is validly nominated as a candidate for election to, or appointed to be a representative in, the Assembly, whether such election or appointment is to be held pursuant to, or is made under, the Act of 1977 or otherwise, he shall on such nomination or on his appointment, as may be appropriate, cease to be such a member or director, as may be appropriate.
(3) A person who is for the time being a representative in the Assembly shall be disqualified for being a member of, a director on the board of, any body which is a specified body or an officer or servant of any such body.
(4) Where a person who is either an officer or servant of any body which is a specified body is validly nominated for election as a candidate for election to, or appointed to be a representative in, the Assembly, whether such election or appointment is to be held pursuant to or is made under the Act of 1977 or otherwise, he shallstand seconded from employment by the body and shall not be paid by or be entitled to receive from the body any remuneration or allowances in respect of the period commencing on—
(a) in case he is so nominated at the Assembly election held in 1979, the signing by the chief returning officer at the election of the return referred to in subsection (1) of this section,
(b) in case he is so nominated at any other Assembly election or is so appointed, on such nomination or on his appointment,
and ending when he withdraws his candidature, fails to be elected or ceases to be a representative in the Assembly.
(5) The Minister may by order amend the Schedule to this Act by the addition thereto of the name of a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons specified in the order, and in case the Minister makes an order under this subsection the Schedule to this Act shall be construed in accordance with the amendment contained in the order.
(6) In this section “specified body” means a body specified in the Schedule to this Act.
Orders.
6.—(1) Every order made under section 3 of this Act and every order amending or revoking such an order and every scheme made under section 4 of this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order or scheme is passed by either such House within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the order or scheme is laid before it the order or scheme shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
(2) When an order under section 5 (5) of this Act or an order amending or revoking such an order, is proposed to be made, a draft of the order shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the order shall not be made until a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House.
(3) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this Act (including an order under this subsection).
Expenses.
7.—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 and commencement.
8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the European Assembly (Irish Representatives) Act, 1979.
(2) Subsections (1) and (4) of section 5 of this Act and this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 29th day of May, 1979.
SCHEDULE
Aer Lingus Teoranta
Aerlinte Éireann Teoranta
Aer Rianta Teoranta
The Agricultural Credit Corporation Limited
Bord Fáilte Éireann
An Bord Fuinnimh Núicléigh
Bord Gáis Éireann
An Bord Iascaigh Mhara
Bord na Gaeilge
Bord na gCapall
Bord na gCon
Bord na Móna
An Bord Pleanála
The British & Irish Steam Packet Company Limited
The Central Bank of Ireland
An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Comhlucht Siúicre Éireann Teoranta
Córas Beostoic agus Feola Teoranta
Córas Iompair Éireann
Córas Tráchtála
The Electricity Supply Board
The Employment Equality Agency
Fóir Teoranta
The Industrial Credit Company Limited
The Industrial Development Authority
The Institute for Industrial Research and Standards
The Irish National Stud Company Limited
Irish Steel Holdings Limited
The Law Reform Commission
Min Fhéir (1959) Teoranta
The National Board for Science and Technology
National Building Agency Limited
The National Council for Educational Awards
National Film Studios of Ireland Limited
Nítrigin Éireann Teoranta
The Pigs and Bacon Commission
Radio Telefís Éireann
The Restrictive Practices Commission
The Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited
An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas
The Voluntary Health Insurance Board
Acts Referred to | |
1977, No. 30 | |
1938, No. 34 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 | 1960, No. 12 |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973 | 1973, No. 22 |