S.I. No. 127/1990 - Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme, 1990.

S.I. No. 127 of 1990.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUPERANNUATION) ACT, 1956 (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1990.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the power conferred on him by sections 2 and 5 of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980 (No. 8 of 1980), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1 Short Title.

1. ( a ) This Scheme may be cited as the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme, 1990.

( b ) This Scheme and the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) Scheme, 1987 ( S.I. No. 316 of 1987 ) shall be construed as one and may be cited together as the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) Scheme, 1987 and 1990.

2 Commencement.

2. This Scheme shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1990.

3 Amendments.

3. The Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) Scheme, 1987 is hereby amended as follows:

( a ) by the insertion of "in respect of the period beginning on the commencement of this Part of this Scheme and ending on the 31st day of December, 1989", after the words "received by them" in articles 21 (4) (a) and 40 (4) (a) and after the word "repayment" in articles 23 (4) (i), 42 (4) (i) and 62 (2) (i), and

( b ) by the substitution of the following sub-article for sub-article (4) of article 50:

"(4) There shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to a local authority paying any lump sum, allowance or gratuity granted under this Scheme by a vocational education committee, in aid of the rate or fund out of which the lump sum, allowance or gratuity is paid—

( a ) in respect of the period beginning on the commencement of this Part of this Scheme and ending on the 31st day of December, 1989 — one-half of every payment,

( b ) in respect of any subsequent period — the amount of every payment,

made by the local authority in respect of the lump sum, allowance or gratuity".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this 23rd day of May, 1990.

PÁDRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme, 1990.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 23rd day of May, 1990.

ALBERT REYNOLDS

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme amends the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1956 (Consolidation) Scheme, 1987 to provide for revised financial arrangements for the superannuation of persons employed by vocational educational committees.