Uimhir 28 de 1979

AN tACHT COSANTA (LEASÚ) (UIMH. 2), 1979

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Léiriú.

1.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht Cosanta, 1954.

Na hAchtanna Cosanta, 1954 go 1979, do bhaint le mná.

2.—Bainfidh forálacha na nAchtanna Cosanta, 1954 go 1979, agus forálacha aon ionstraimí reachtúla a rinneadh fúthu le banchomhaltaí d'Óglaigh na hÉireann le céim choimisiúnta nó céim neamhchoimisiúnta agus dá réir sin forléireofar na focail go léir sna hAchtanna sin agus sna hionstraimí sin óna dtuigtear gur tagairt iad d'fhireannaigh mar fhocail óna dtuigfear gur tagairt iad do dhaoine de cheachtar gnéas.

Alt 41 den Príomh-Acht do bhaint le mná.

3.—Beidh bean cáilithe lena ceapadh mar oifigeach de na Buan-Óglaigh nó de na hÓglaigh Cúltaca agus chun na críche sin forléireofar tagairtí in alt 41 den Príomh-Acht do shaoránaigh Éireannacha mar thagairtí a fholaíonn tagairtí do shaoránaigh Éireannacha de cheachtar gnéas agus forléireofar tagairtí d'aon daoine eile a bheidh formheasta go speisialta ag an Aire mar thagairtí do dhaoine de cheachtar gnéas.

Ailt 53, 54 agus 55 den Phríomh-Acht do bhaint le mná.

4.—Féadfar bean—

(a) a liostáil sna Buan-Óglaigh le haghaidh seirbhíse go ceann tréimhse socraithe sna Buan-Óglaigh nó go páirteach sna Buan-Óglaigh agus go páirteach sna hÓglaigh Cúltaca,

(b) a liostáil sna Buan-Óglaigh le haghaidh seirbhíse le linn tréimhse éigeandála, nó

(c) a liostáil go díreach sna hÓglaigh Cúltaca le haghaidh seirbhíse go ceann tréimhse socraithe,

agus chun na críche sin forléireofar tagairtí in ailt 53, 54 agus 55 den Phríomh-Acht do dhaoine mar thagairtí a fholaíonn tagairtí do dhaoine de cheachtar gnéas agus forléireofar tagairtí in ailt 53 (1) (b) agus 55 (1) (b) den Acht sin do bhuachaill mar thagairtí do chailín.

Alt 99 den Phríomh-Acht do bhaint le mná.

5.—Bainfidh forálacha alt 99 den Phríomh-Acht le bean ag a bhfuil céim neamhchoimisiúnta agus chun na críche sin forléireofar tagairtí san alt sin do bhanchéile mar thagairtí d'fhearchéile.

Leasú ar an Ochtú, ar an Naoú agus ar an Deichiú Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht.

6.—Leasaítear leis seo an tOchtú, an Naoú agus an Deichiú Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPhríomh-Acht trí—

(a) “DAOINE A LIOSTÁLFAS” a chur in ionad “FIR A LIOSTÁLFAS”; agus

(b) “chomhalta” a chur in ionad “fhear” gach áit a bhfuil an focal sin i gCuid I de na Sceidil sin; agus

(c) “member” a chur in ionad “man” gach áit a bhfuil an focal sin i gCuid II de na Sceidil sin.

Leasú ar alt 6 den Acht Cosanta (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1960.

7.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 6 (1) den Acht Cosanta (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1960, trí—

(a) “,bás fearchéile” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “banchéile” i mír (b), agus

(b) “ag comhalta de na Buan-Óglaigh nó” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “linbh” i mír (c).

Gearrtheideal, forléiriú, comhlua agus tosach feidhme.

8.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Cosanta (Leasú) (Uimh. 2), 1979, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Déanfar na hAchtanna Cosanta, 1954 go 1979, agus an tAcht seo a fhorléiriú le chéile.

(3) Folóidh an comhlua “na hAchtanna Cosanta, 1954 go 1979” an tAcht seo.

(4) Tiocfaidh an tAcht seo i ngníomh cibé lá a shocrófar le hordú ón Aire.

Number 28 of 1979

DEFENCE (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) ACT, 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 28 of 1979

DEFENCE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1979

Interpretation.

1.—In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Defence Act, 1954.

Application of Defence Acts, 1954 to 1979, to women.

2.—The provisions of the Defence Acts, 1954 to 1979, and of any statutory instruments made thereunder shall apply to women members of the Defence Forces holding commissioned or non-commissioned rank and accordingly all words in those Acts and those instruments importing a reference to persons of the male sex shall be construed as importing a reference to persons of either sex.

Application of section 41 of Principal Act to women.

3.—A woman shall be eligible to be appointed to be an officer of the Permanent Defence Force or the Reserve Defence Force and for that purpose references in section 41 of the Principal Act to Irish citizens shall be construed as including Irish citizens of either sex and references to any other persons specially approved by the Minister shall be construed as including persons of either sex.

Application of sections 53, 54 and 55 of Principal Act to women.

4.—A woman may—

(a) be enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force for service for a fixed period either in the Permanent Defence Force or partly in the Permanent Defence Force and partly in the Reserve Defence Force,

(b) be enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force for service for a period of emergency, or

(c) be directly enlisted in the Reserve Defence Force for service for a fixed period,

and for that purpose references in sections 53, 54 and 55 of the Principal Act to persons shall be construed as including persons of either sex and references in sections 53 (1) (b) and 55 (1) (b) of that Act to a boy shall be construed as including references to a girl.

Application of section 99 of Principal Act to women.

5.—The provisions of section 99 of the Principal Act shall apply in the case of a woman who holds a non-commissioned rank and for that purpose references in that section to a wife shall be construed as references to a husband.

Amendment of Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Schedules to Principal Act.

6.—The Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Schedules to the Principal Act are hereby amended by—

(a) the substitution for “MEN ENLISTING” of “PERSONS ENLISTING”; and

(b) the substitution in Part I of the said Schedules for “fhear” everywhere that word appears of “chomhalta”; and

(c) the substitution in Part II of the said Schedules for “man” everywhere that word appears of “member”.

Amendment of section 6 of Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1960.

7.—Section 6 (1) of the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1960, is hereby amended by—

(a) the insertion in paragraph (b) after “wife” of “, husband”, and

(b) the insertion in paragraph (c) after “child” of “to a member of or”.

Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

8.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1979.

(2) The Defence Acts, 1954 to 1979, and this Act shall be construed together.

(3) The collective citation “the Defence Acts, 1954 to 1979,” shall include this Act.

(4) This Act shall come into operation on such day as may be fixed by order made by the Minister.