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Uimhir 22 de 1973
AN tACHT UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ) AGUS OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA AGUS PARLAIMINTE (LEASÚ), 1973
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
CUID I
Réamhráiteach
Gearrtheideal.
1.—Féadfar an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1973, a ghairm den Acht seo.
Léiriú.
2.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “Acht 1968” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1968.
CUID II
Na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1968, a Leasú.
Léiriú agus comhlua (Cuid II).
3.—(1) Sa Chuid seo den Acht seo ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1973, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1968, agus den Chuid seo den Acht seo le chéile.
Alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht leasú.
4.—(1) Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1), (2) agus (3) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht, arna leasú le halt 4 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960, agus le halt 3 d'Acht 1968:
“(1) Is é liúntas a bheidh le híoc le gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann faoin Acht seo liúntas de réir ráta £3,416 sa bhliain is iníoctha go míosúil.
(2) Is é liúntas a bheidh le híoc le gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann faoin Acht seo liúntas de réir ráta £2,023 sa bhliain is iníoctha go míosúil.”.
(2) Measfar an t-alt seo a theacht i ngníomh an lú lá d'Iúil, 1973.
Méadú ar na liúntais a bheidh le híoc faoin bPríomh-Acht.
5.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach sa Phríomh-Acht i ndiaidh alt 3:
“3A. (1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, aon uair is cuí leo é, ceann de na nithe seo nó an dá cheann acu a mhéadú le hordú, is é sin, an liúntas do gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann agus an liúntas do gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann, is iníoctha faoi alt 3 den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith ag ordú faoin alt seo má bhíonn sé sin sainráite ann.
(3) I gcás ina mbeartófar ordú a dhéanamh faoin alt seo, leagfar dréacht de faoi bhráid Dháil Éireann agus, má dhéanann Dáil Éireann, laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh sí tar éis an dréacht a leagan faoina bráid, rún a rith ag dícheadú an dréachta, ní dhéanfar an t-ordú.”.
CUID III
Na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1972, a Leasú
Léiriú agus comhlua (Cuid III).
6.—(1) Sa Chuid seo den Acht seo ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht um Oifigí Aireachta agus Pairliminte, 1938.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1973, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1972, agus den Chuid seo den Acht seo le chéile.
Alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
7.—(1) Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1) agus (2) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht, arna leasú le halt 5 d'Acht 1968:
“(1) Íocfar de thuarastal leis an Taoiseach suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £6,959 agus íocfar de thuarastal le gach comhalta eile den Rialtas suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £4,430.
(2) Íocfar de thuarastal le gach Rúnaí Parlaiminte arna cheapadh faoi alt 7 den Acht Airí agus Rúnaithe, 1924, agus nach ndearbhaítear, le téarmaí a cheaptha, é a bheith á cheapadh gan tuarastal, suim bhliantúil nach mó ná £2,851.”.
(2) Measfar an t-alt seo agus ailt 8, 9 agus 10 den Acht seo a theacht i ngníomh an lú lá d'Iúil, 1973.
Alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
8.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 6 d'Acht 1968:
“4.—(1) Íocfar de thuarastal leis an Ard-Aighne suim bhliantúil nach mó—
(a) i gcás nach comhalta den Oireachtas an duine a bheidh i seilbh na hoifige—ná suim £7,213,
(b) i gcás gur comhalta den Oireachtas an duine a bheidh i seilbh na hoifige—ná suim £4,430.”.
Alt 5 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
9.—Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) d'alt 5 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 7 d'Acht 1968:
“(1) Íocfar de thuarastal le Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £4,430, agus íocfar de thuarastal le Leas-Chathaoirleach Dháil Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £1,898.”.
Alt 6 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
10.—Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (1) d'alt 6 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 8 d'Acht 1968:
“(1) Íocfar de thuarastal le Cathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £2,243, agus íocfar de thuarastal le Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann suim bhliantúil nach mó ná suim £1,203.”.
Méadú ar na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha de bhua an Phríomh-Achta.
11.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach sa Phríomh-Acht i ndiaidh alt 8:
“8A. (1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, aon uair is cuí leo é, na nithe seo a leanas go léir nó aon cheann acu nó níos mó, a mhéadú le hordú, is é sin,
(a) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha leis an Taoiseach de bhun alt 3 den Acht seo,
(b) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le gach comhalta den Rialtas, seachas an Taoiseach, de bhun an ailt sin 3,
(c) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le gach Rúnaí Parlaiminte de bhun an ailt sin 3,
(d) aon suim bhliantúil is iníoctha leis an Ard-Aighne de bhun alt 4 den Acht seo,
(e) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann agus an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le Leas-Cathaoirleach Dháil Éireann de bhun alt 5 den Acht seo,
(f) an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le Cathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann agus an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha le Leas-Chathaoirleach Sheanad Éireann de bhun alt 6 den Acht seo,
(g) suim bhliantúil is iníoctha de bhun alt 9A nó alt 10 den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith ag ordú faoin alt seo má bhíonn sé sin sainráite ann.
(3) I gcás ina mbeartófar ordú a dhéanamh faoin alt seo leagfar dréacht de faoi bhráid Dháil Éireann agus, má dhéanann Dáil Éireann, laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh sí tar éis an dréacht a leagan faoina bráid, rún a rith ag dícheadú an dréachta, ní dhéanfar an t-ordú.”.
Alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
12.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht, arna leasú le halt 12 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (1):
“(1A) Sa Chuid seo den Acht seo ciallaíonn ‘Páirtí Rialtais’ Páirtí i nDáil Éireann ar comhalta nó comhaltaí de an Taoiseach nó aon chomhalta eile den Rialtas de thuras na huaire.”.
Liúntas bliantúil a íoc le Treoraí nó Treoraithe Páirtí Rialtais.
13.—Leasaítear leis seo an Príomh-Acht tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 9:
“9A. (1) I gcás ina mbeidh Páirtí cáilithe amháin, ar Páirtí Rialtais é agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin, ann, íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí sin suim bhliantúil £10,000.
(2) I gcás ina mbeidh dhá Pháirtí cháilithe ar Páirtithe Rialtais iad araon, agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin, ann—
(a) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mó líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe sin suim bhliantúil £7,000, agus
(b) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí cháilithe eile sin suim bhliantúil £3,000.
(3) I gcás ina mbeidh trí Pháirtí cháilithe nó níos mó ann ar Páirtithe Rialtais iad go léir—
(a) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mó líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe sin suim bhliantúil £5,000,
(b) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le gach duine de Threoraithe na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile sin suim bhliantúil £5,000 arna roinnt ar uimhir na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile sin.
(4) Aon liúntas is iníoctha le duine faoin alt seo is liúntas é i dteannta na liúntas is iníoctha leis faoi Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, agus ní bheidh sé iníoctha leis ach amháin in aghaidh tréimhse ar iníoctha leis ina haghaidh an liúntas sin is déanaí a luaitear.”.
Alt 10 den Phríomh Acht a leasú.
14.—Déantar leis seo na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-ailt (1) go (3) d'alt 10 den Phríomh-Acht arna leasú le halt 9 d'Acht 1968:
“(1) I gcás ina mbeidh Páirtí cáilithe amháin nach Páirtí Rialtais é, agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin, ann, íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí sin suim bhliantúil £25,000.
(2) I gcás ina mbeidh dhá Pháirtí chaílithe nach Páirtí Rialtais ceachtar acu, agus nach mbeidh níos mó ná sin, ann—
(a) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mó líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe sin suim bhliantúil £17,500, agus
(b) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an Pháirtí cháilithe eile sin suim bhliantúil £7,500.
(3) I gcás ina mbeidh trí Pháirtí cháilithe nó níos mó ná sin ann nach Páirtí Rialtais aon cheann díobh—
(a) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le Treoraí an chinn sin is mó líon i nDáil Éireann de na Páirtithe cáilithe sin suim bhliantúil £12,500,
(b) íocfar de liúntas le haghaidh costas le gach duine de Threoraithe na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile sin suim bhliantúil £12,500 arna roinnt ar uimhir na bPáirtithe cáilithe eile.
(3A) San alt seo folaíonn “costais” costais faoina rachfar i ndáil le taighde.”.
Alt 13 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
15.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 13 den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur leis an míniú ar “oifig aireachta”:
“(g) oifig an Ard-Aighne;”,
(b) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (4):
“(5) I gcás ina raibh duine i seilbh oifig an Ard-Aighne ar feadh tréimhse áirithe, lena n-áirítear tréimhse a thosaigh roimh theacht i ngníomh don fho-alt seo, agus go raibh sé, tráth ar bith i rith na tréimhse sin, ag gabháil do chleachtas príobháideach mar abhcóide nó i seilbh aon phoist nó oifige sochair eile seachas comhaltas an Oireachtais, ní mheasfar chun críocha na Coda seo den Acht seo gur shealbhaigh sé oifig cháilitheach i rith na tréimhse.”.
Alt 15 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
16.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 15 den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) trí “á íoc i leith na hoifige” a chur in ionad “ag gabháil leis an oifig” i bhfo-alt (2),
(b) trí “agus nár shealbhaigh sé oifig cháilitheach ar a feadh,” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “oifig an Ard-Aighne,” i mír (a) d'fho-alt (3).
Feidhm Chuid IV den Phríomh-Acht.
17.—Beidh feidhm ag Cuid IV den Phríomh-Acht maidir le haon duine a bhí i seilbh oifig an Ard-Aighne tráth roimh an Acht seo a rith amhail is dá mbeadh na leasuithe a dhéantar leis an Acht seo ar an gCuid sin i bhfeidhm an tráth sin, ach ní fhorléireofar an t-alt seo mar alt faoina bhféadfar aon íocaíocht maidir le tréimhse roimh an Acht seo a rith a thabhairt ar scór pinsin do dhuine den sórt sin nó ina leith.
Aisghairm.
18.—Cúlghairtear leis seo “, seachas Páirtí an Rialtais,” in alt 9 (1) den Phríomh-Acht, arna leasú le halt 12 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960.
Number 22 of 1973
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary
Section | |
Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968
Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1972.
Payment of annual allowance to Government Party Leader or Leaders. | |
Acts Referred to | |
1968, No. 22 | |
1938, No. 34 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 | 1960, No. 12 |
1938, No. 38 | |
Number 22 of 1973
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1973
PART I
Preliminary
Short title.
1.—This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1973.
Interpretation.
2.—In this Act “the Act of 1968” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1968.
PART II
Amendment of Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968
Interpretation and collective citation (Part II).
3.—(1) In this Part of this Act “the Principal Act” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938.
(2) The Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1968, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1973.
Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.
4.—(1) The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 3 of the Principal Act, as amended by section 4 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960, and section 3 of the Act of 1968:
“(1) The allowance to be paid to each member of Dáil Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £3,416 per annum payable monthly.
(2) The allowance to be paid to each member of Seanad Éireann under this Act shall be an allowance at the rate of £2,023 per annum payable monthly.”.
(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1973.
Increase of allowances to be paid under Principal Act.
5.—The following section is hereby inserted in the Principal Act after section 3:
“3A. (1) The Government may, whenever they so think fit, by order increase either or both of the following, namely, the allowance to each member of Dáil Éireann and the allowance to each member of Seanad Éireann, payable under section 3 of this Act.
(2) An order under this section may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.
(3) Where an order is proposed to be made under this section, a draft thereof shall be laid before Dáil Éireann and, if a resolution disapproving of the draft is passed by Dáil Éireann within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which it has sat after the draft is laid before it, the order shall not be made.”.
PART III
Amendment of Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1972
Interpretation and collective citation (Part III).
6.—(1) In this Part of this Act “the Principal Act” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938.
(2) The Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1972, and this Part of this Act may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1973.
Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.
7.—(1) The following subsections are hereby substituted for, subsections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Principal Act as amended by section 5 of the Act of 1968:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Taoiseach an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £6,959 and to each other member of the Government an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £4,430.
(2) There shall be paid an annual sum by way of salary, not exceeding the sum of £2,851, to every Parliamentary Secretary appointed under section 7 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924, who shall not, by the terms of his appointment, be declared to be appointed without salary.”.
(2) This section and sections 8, 9 and 10 of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1973.
Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.
8.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 4 of the Principal Act as amended by section 6 of the Act of 1968:
“4.—(1) There shall be paid to the Attorney General an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding—
(a) in case the person who holds the office is not a member of the Oireachtas—the sum of £7,213,
(b) in case a member of the Oireachtas holds the office—the sum of £4,430.”.
Amendment of section 5 of Principal Act.
9.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act as amended by section 7 of the Act of 1968:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £4,430, and to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,898.”.
Amendment of section 6 of Principal Act.
10.—The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (1) of section 6 of the Principal Act as amended by section 8 of the Act of 1968:
“(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £2,243, and to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann an annual sum by way of salary not exceeding the sum of £1,203.”.
Increase of annual sums payable pursuant to Principal Act.
11.—The following section is hereby inserted in the Principal Act after section 8:
“8A. (1) The Government may, whenever they so think fit, by order increase all or any one or more of the following, namely,
(a) the annual sum payable to the Taoiseach pursuant to section 3 of this Act,
(b) the annual sum payable to every member of the Government, other than the Taoiseach, pursuant to the said section 3,
(c) the annual sum payable to every Parliamentary Secretary pursuant to the said section 3,
(d) any annual sum payable to the Attorney General pursuant to section 4 of this Act,
(e) the annual sum payable to the Chairman of Dáil Éireann and the annual sum payable to the Deputy Chairman of Dáil Éireann pursuant to section 5 of this Act,
(f) the annual sum payable to the Chairman of Seanad Éireann and the annual sum payable to the Deputy Chairman of Seanad Éireann pursuant to section 6 of this Act,
(g) an annual sum payable pursuant to either section 9A or section 10 of this Act.
(2) An order under this section may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.
(3) Where an order is proposed to be made under this section, a draft thereof shall be laid before Dáil Éireann and, if a resolution disapproving of the draft is passed by Dáil Éireann within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which it has sat after the draft is laid before it, the order shall not be made.”.
Amendment of Section 9 of Principal Act.
12.—Section 9 of the Principal Act, as amended by section 12 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
“(1A) In this Part of this Act ‘Government Party’ means a Party in Dáil Éireann one or more members of which is or are for the time being the Taoiseach or any other member of the Government.”.
Payment of annual allowance to Government Party Leader or Leaders.
13.—The Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section after section 9:
“9A. (1) Where there is one qualified Party which is a Government Party and not more, there shall be paid to the Leader of that Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £10,000.
(2) Where there are two qualified Parties both of which are Government Parties and not more—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of those qualified Parties which is of the greater numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £7,000, and
(b) there shall be paid to the Leader of the other such qualified Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £3,000.
(3) Where there are three or more qualified Parties all of which are Government Parties—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of those qualified Parties which is of the greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £5,000,
(b) there shall be paid to each of the Leaders of the other such qualified Parties an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £5,000 divided by the number of the other such qualified Parties.
(4) An allowance payable to a person under this section shall be in addition to the allowances payable to him under the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, and shall not be payable save in respect of a period in respect of which the last-mentioned allowance is payable to him.”.
Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act.
14.—The following subsections are hereby substituted for subsections (1) to (3) of section 10 of the Principal Act as amended by section 9 of the Act of 1968:
“(1) Where there is one qualified Party which is not a Government Party and not more, there shall be paid to the Leader of that Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £25,000.
(2) Where there are two qualified Parties neither of which is a Government Party and not more—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of those qualified Parties which is of the greater numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £17,500, and
(b) there shall be paid to the Leader of the other such qualified Party an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £7,500.
(3) Where there are three or more qualified Parties none of which is a Government Party—
(a) there shall be paid to the Leader of that one of those qualified Parties which is of the greatest numerical strength in Dáil Éireann an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £12,500,
(b) there shall be paid to each of the Leaders of the other such qualified Parties an annual sum by way of allowance for expenses of £12,500 divided by the number of the other qualified Parties.
(3A) In this section ‘expenses’ includes expenses incurred in respect of research.”.
Amendment of section 13 of Principal Act.
15.—Section 13 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the addition to the definition of “ministerial office” of the following paragraph:
“(g) the office of Attorney General;”,
(b) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
“(5) Where a person held the office of Attorney General during a particular period, including a period which commenced before the coming into force of this subsection, and at any time in that period engaged in private practice as a barrister or held any position or other office of emolument, other than membership of the Oireachtas, for the purposes of this Part of this Act he shall not be regarded as having held a qualifying office during the period.”.
Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act.
16.—Section 15 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the substitution of “which he was being paid in respect of” for “attached to” in subsection (2),
(b) the insertion of “and during which he did not hold a qualifying office,” after “the office of Attorney-General,” in paragraph (a) of subsection (3).
Application of Part IV of Principal Act.
17.—Part IV of the Principal Act shall apply to any person who held the office of Attorney General at a time prior to the passing of this Act as if the amendments effected by this Act to that Part had been in force at that time, but this section shall not be construed as enabling any payment in relation to a period prior to the passing of this Act to be made to or in respect of such a person on foot of a pension.
Repeal.
18.—In section 9 (1) of the Principal Act, as amended by section 12 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960, “, other than the Government Party,” is hereby repealed.