Number 42 of 1983

FÓIR TEORANTA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1983

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 42 of 1983

FÓIR TEORANTA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1983

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1973” means the Fóir Teoranta (Amendment) Act, 1973;

“the Act of 1982” means the Fóir Teoranta (Amendment) Act, 1982;

“the Company” means Fóir Teoranta;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Finance;

“the Principal Act” means the Fóir Teoranta Act, 1972.

Increase in maximum number of directors of Company.

2.—Section 5 (2) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (a) of “nine” for “seven”, and the said paragraph, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

TABLE

(a) that the number of the directors of the Company (including the chairman) shall not be more than nine,

Increase of Company's power to borrow.

3.—The aggregate at any one time of the borrowings of the Company (including borrowings from the Minister, borrowings by Taiscí Stáit Teoranta and borrowings for any of the purposes of the Company which are consequent upon section 19 of the Principal Act, but excluding the borrowings by way of advances from the Minister which the Company is not liable to repay by virtue of section 4 of the Act of 1973 or section 5 of this Act) shall not exceed £150,000,000 and, accordingly, section 12 of the Principal Act (as amended by the Act of 1982) shall be construed as if the foregoing provisions of this section were substituted for paragraph (b) of the said section 12.

Increase of advances by Minister.

4.—The aggregate at any one time of the advances to the Company by the Minister (including advances to Taiscí Stáit Teoranta and advances for the purposes of any of the functions of the Company which are consequent upon section 19 of the Principal Act, but excluding the advances which the Company is not liable to repay by virtue of section 4 of the Act of 1973 or section 5 of this Act) which have not been repaid shall not exceed £150,000,000 and, accordingly, section 13 of the Principal Act (as amended by the Act of 1982) shall be construed as if the foregoing provisions of this section were substituted for subsection (3) of the said section 13.

Discharge of Company's liability to repay certain advances.

5.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19 of the Principal Act, the Company shall not be liable to repay advances by the Minister totalling £2,160,000 made by him to Taiscí Stáit Teoranta.

(2) Notwithstanding any terms as to repayment which may have been determined by the Minister in accordance with section 13 of the Principal Act, the Company shall not be liable to repay advances by the Minister totalling £8,080,000 made by him to the Company under that section.

Remuneration, etc., of officers and servants of Company.

6.—(1) There shall be paid by the Company to its officers and servants such remuneration and allowances as the Company thinks fit, subject to, in the case of its chief officer (whether that officer is described as the Chief Officer or otherwise), the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service.

(2) In determining the remuneration or allowances to be paid to its officers or servants or the terms or conditions subject to which such officers or servants hold or are to hold their employment, the Company shall have regard either to Government or nationally agreed guidelines which are for the time being extant, or to Government policy concerning remuneration and conditions of employment which is so extant, and, in addition to the foregoing, the Company shall comply with any directives with regard to such remuneration, allowances, terms or conditions which the Minister may give from time to time to the Company with the consent of the Minister for the Public Service.

Superannuation of officers and servants of Company.

7.—(1) The Company shall prepare and submit to the Minister for his approval a contributory scheme or schemes for the granting of pensions, gratuities and other allowances on retirement or death to or in respect of such officers or servants of the Company as it may think fit.

(2) The Company may at any time prepare and submit to the Minister a scheme amending or revoking a scheme under this section.

(3) Where a scheme is submitted to the Minister pursuant to this section, the Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, approve of the scheme.

(4) A scheme submitted to the Minister under this section shall, if approved of by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, be carried out by the Company in accordance with its terms.

(5) A scheme submitted and approved of under this section shall fix the time and conditions of retirement for all persons to or in respect of whom pensions, gratuities, or allowances on retirement or death are payable under the scheme, and different times and conditions may be fixed in respect of different classes of persons.

(6) If any dispute arises as to the claim of any person to, or the amount of, any pension, gratuity or allowance payable in pursuance of a scheme under this section, such dispute shall be submitted to the Minister who shall refer it to the Minister for the Public Service, whose decision shall be final.

(7) No pension, gratuity or other allowance shall be granted by the Company on the resignation, retirement or death of an officer or servant of the Company otherwise than in accordance with a scheme under this section.

(8) Every scheme submitted and approved of under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is approved of and if either House, within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the scheme is laid before it, passes a resolution annulling the scheme, the scheme shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.

Power to alter Memorandum and Articles of Association of Company.

8.—The Company shall take such steps as may be necessary under the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1983, to alter the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company to make them consistent with the Fóir Teoranta Acts, 1972 to 1983.

Short title and collective citation.

9.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Fóir Teoranta (Amendment) Act, 1983.

(2) The Fóir Teoranta Acts, 1972 to 1982, and this Act may be cited together as the Fóir Teoranta Acts, 1972 to 1983.

Uimhir 42 de 1983

AN tACHT UM FHÓIR TEORANTA (LEASÚ), 1983

[An tiontú oifigiúil]

Mínithe.

1.—San Acht seo—

ciallaíonn “Acht 1973” an tAcht um Fhóir Teoranta (Leasú), 1973;

ciallaíonn “Acht 1982” an tAcht um Fhóir Teoranta (Leasú), 1982;

ciallaíonn “an Chuideachta” Fóir Teoranta;

ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Airgeadais;

ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht um Fhóir Teoranta, 1972.

Méadú ar an líon uasta de stiúrthóirí na Cuideachta.

2.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 (2) den Phríomh-Acht trí “naonúr” a chur in ionad “seachtar” i mír (a), agus tá an mhír sin, arna leasú amhlaidh, leagtha amach sa Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo.

AN TÁBLA

(a) nach mó ná naonúr líon stiúrthóirí na Cuideachta (agus an cathaoirleach a áireamh),

Méadú ar chumhacht na Cuideachta chun iasacht a fháil.

3.—Ní rachaidh comhiomlán na n-iasachtaí (lena n-áirítear iasachtaí ón Aire, iasachtaí ag Taiscí Stáit Teoranta agus iasachtaí a fuarthas chun aon cheann de chríocha na Cuideachta de dhroim alt 19 den Phríomh-Acht, ach gan na hiasachtaí i modh airleacain a fuarthas ón Aire agus nach ndlíonn an Chuideachta a aisíoc de bhua alt 4 d'Acht 1973 nó alt 5 den Acht seo a áireamh) thar £150,000,000 aon tráth áirithe, agus, dá réir sin, forléireofar alt 12 den Phríomh-Acht (arna leasú le hAcht 1982) ionann is dá gcuirfí na forálacha sin roimhe seo den alt seo in ionad mhír (b) den alt sin 12.

Méadú ar airleacain ón Aire.

4.—Ní rachaidh comhiomlán na n-airleacan a thabharfaidh an tAire don Chuideachta (iena n-áirítear airleacain do Thaiscí Stáit Teoranta agus airleacain chun críocha aon cheann d'fheidhmeanna na Cuideachta de dhroim alt 19 den Phríomh-Acht, ach gan airleacain nach ndlíonn an Chuideachta a aisíoc de bhua alt 4 d'Acht 1973 nó alt 5 den Acht seo a áireamh) a bheidh gan aisíoc thar £150,000,000 aon tráth áirithe, agus, dá réir sin, forléireofar alt 13 den Phríomh-Acht (arna leasú le hAcht 1982) ionann is dá gcuirfí na forálacha sin roimhe seo den alt seo in ionad fho-alt (3) den alt sin 13.

Urscaoileadh ar dhliteanas na Cuideachta chun airleacain áirithe a aisíoc.

5.—(1) D'ainneoin fhorálacha alt 19 den Phríomh-Acht, ní dhlífear den Chuideachta airleacain, £2,160,000 san iomlán, a thug an tAire do Thaiscí Stáit Teoranta, a aisíoc leis an Aire.

(2) D'ainneoin aon téarmaí maidir le haisíoc a d'fhéadfadh a bheith arna gcinneadh ag an Aire de réir alt 13 den Phríomh-Acht, ní dhlífear den Chuideachta airleacain, £8,080,000 san iomlán, a thug an tAire don Chuideachta faoin alt sin, a aisíoc leis an Aire.

Luach saothair etc., d'oifigigh agus do sheirbhísigh na Cuideachta.

6.—(1) Íocfaidh an Chuideachta lena hoifigigh agus lena seirbhísigh cibé luach saothair agus liúntais is cuí leis an gCuideachta, faoi réir, i gcás a príomh-oifigigh (cibé acu is Príomh-Oifigeach nó ainm éigin eile a thugtar ar an oifigeach sin), cheadú an Aire arna thabhairt le toiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí.

(2) Le linn don Chuideachta bheith ag cinneadh cad é an luach saothair nó cad iad na liúntais a bheidh le híoc aici lena hoifigigh nó lena seirbhísigh nó cad iad na téarmaí nó na coinníollacha faoina dteachtann nó faoina dteachtfaidh na hoifigigh nó na seirbhísigh sin a bhfostaíocht, tabharfaidh an Chuideachta aird ar threoirlínte an Rialtais nó ar threoirlínte a aontaíodh ar bhonn náisiúnta atá ann de thuras na huaire, nó ar bheartas an Rialtais i dtaobh luach saothair agus coinníollacha fostaíochta atá ann amhlaidh, agus, i dteannta a bhfuil ansin roimhe seo, déanfaidh an Chuideachta de réir aon treoracha maidir leis an luach saothair, na liúntais, na téarmaí nó na coinníollacha sin a thabharfaidh an tAire ó am go ham don Chuideachta le toiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí.

Aoisliúntas d'oifigigh agus do sheirbhísigh na Cuideachta.

7.—Ullmhóidh an Chuideachta agus cuirfidh faoi bhráid an Aire lena cheadú a fháil scéim ranníocach nó scéimeanna ranníocacha, le pinsin, aiscí agus liúntais eile a dheonú ar scor nó ar éag dóibh do cibé oifigigh nó seirbhísigh de chuid na Cuideachta is cuí leis an gCuideachta nó ina leith.

(2) Féadfaidh an Chuideachta, tráth ar bith, scéim do leasú nó do chúlghairm scéime faoin alt seo a ullmhú agus a chur faoi bhráid an Aire.

(3) I gcás ina gcuirfear scéim faoi bhráid an Aire de bhun an ailt seo, féadfaidh an tAire, le comhthoiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí, an scéim a cheadú.

(4) Déanfaidh an Chuideachta aon scéim a chuirfear faoi bhráid an Aire faoin alt seo, má cheadaíonn an tAire í le comhthoiliú Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí, a chur i gcrích de réir a téarmaí.

(5) Socróidh scéim a chuirfear faoi bhráid an Aire agus a cheadófar faoin alt seo an tráth scoir agus na coinníollacha scoir do na daoine go léir a mbeidh pinsin, aiscí nó liúntais iníoctha leo nó ina leith faoin scéim ar scor nó ar éag dóibh, agus féadfar tráthanna éagsúla agus coinníollacha éagsúla a shocrú i leith aicmí éagsúla daoine.

(6) Má tharlaíonn aon díospóid i dtaobh éileamh aon duine ar aon phinsean, aisce nó liúntas is iníochta de bhun scéime faoin alt seo, nó i dtaobh méid an chéanna, cuirfear an díospóid sin faoi bhráid an Aire agus tarchuirfidh seisean chun Aire na Seirbhíse Poiblí í, agus is cinneadh críochnaitheach a chinneadhsan.

(7) Ní dheonóidh an Chuideachta aon phinsean, aisce ná liúntas eile ar oifigeach ná ar sheirbhíseach den Chuideachta d'éirí as, do scor nó d'fháil bháis, ach amháin de réir scéime arna ceadú faoin alt seo.

(8) Gach scéim a chuirfear faoi bhráid an Aire agus a cheadófar faoin alt seo leagfar í faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a ceadaithe agus má dhéanann ceachtar Teach, laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an scéim a leagan faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú na scéime, beidh an scéim ar neamhní dá réir sin ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin scéim.

Cumhacht chun Meabhrán Comhlachais agus Airteagail Chomhlachais na Cuideachta a athrú.

8.—Déanfaidh an Chuideachta cibé bearta is gá faoi Achtanna na gCuideachtaí, 1963 go 1983, chun Meabhrán Comhlachais agus Airteagail Chomhlachais na Cuideachta a athrú lena gcur de réir na nAchtanna um Fhóir Teoranta, 1972 go 1983.

Gearrtheideal agus comhlua.

9.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Fhóir Teoranta (Leasú), 1983, a ghairm den Acht seo.

(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna um Fhóir Teoranta, 1972 go 1983, a ghairm de na hAchtanna um Fhóir Teoranta, 1972 go 1982, agus den Acht seo le chéile.