Agriculture (An Chomhairle Oiliuna Talmhaiochta) Act, 1979
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Superannuation. |
25.—(1) The following section shall be substituted for section 18 of the Act of 1958: | |
“18.—(1) The Council may prepare and submit to the Minister a scheme or schemes for the granting of superannuation allowances by way of pension or gratuity or both to or in respect of its permanent staff (including the person appointed first Director). | ||
(2) A scheme submitted 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 Institute in accordance with its terms. | ||
(3) The Council may at any time, with the approval of the Minister and the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, amend a scheme under this section. | ||
(4) 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 allowances are payable under the scheme, and different times and conditions may be fixed in respect of different classes of persons. | ||
(5) If any dispute arises as to the claim of any person to, or the amount of, any allowance payable in pursuance of a scheme under this section, the dispute shall be submitted to the Minister for determination by him. | ||
(6) No pension, gratuity, allowance or other payment shall be granted by the Council nor shall any other arrangements be entered into by the Council for the provision of such pension, gratuity, allowance or other payment on the resignation, retirement or death of a member of its permanent staff (including the person appointed first Director) other than in accordance with a scheme made under this section. | ||
(7) 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 made 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.”. | ||
(2) Any scheme made before the commencement of this section under section 18 of the Act of 1958 and in force on such commencement shall continue in force and shall have effect as if made under the section substituted for the said section 18 by subsection (1) of this section. | ||
Amendment of Agriculture Act, 1931 |