S.I. No. 233/1991 - Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme For Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1991.

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 44 of the Transport Act, 1950 (No. 12 of 1950), as amended by the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1987 ), and the Tourism and Transport (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 25 of 1991 ), hereby, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1991.

2. In this Order, "the amending Scheme" means the Scheme amending the Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff prepared by Córas Iompair Éireann and submitted to the Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications under section 44 of the Transport Act, 1950 (No. 12 of 1950), and set out in the Schedule to this Order.

3. The amending Scheme is hereby confirmed and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 17th day of January, 1989.

SCHEDULE.

CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN PENSION SCHEME FOR REGULAR WAGES STAFF (AMENDMENT) SCHEME 1991.

Definitions

1. In this amending Scheme the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them unless there is something in the subject matter or context repugnant to such construction:

"the existing Scheme" means the Córas Iompair Éireann Pension Scheme for Regular Wages Staff confirmed by S.R.&O. No. 242 of 1945 and subsequently amended by amending schemes confirmed by Statutory Instruments numbered 115 of 1949, 34 of 1955, 226 of 1957, 56 of 1961, 48 of 1965, 7 of 1967, 58 of 1969, 77 of 1971, 252 of 1974, 288 of 1977, 74 of 1980, 181 of 1982, 132 of 1985, 288 of 1985, 319 of 1985, 55 of 1987, 117 of 1988, 258 of 1988 and 31 of 1989.

"the operative date" means the 17th day of January, 1989.

2. In this amending Scheme unless otherwise expressly stated the words and expressions used shall have the meanings assigned to them by the existing Scheme.

Amendment of the existing Scheme

3. The existing Scheme shall be amended with effect on and from the operative date so as to conform to the provisions hereinafter contained and every provision of the existing Scheme which is inconsistent with the provisions hereinafter contained shall cease to have effect.

4. Article 9 (3) of the Schedule to S.I. No. 226 of 1957 as inserted by S.I. No. 288 of 1985 and subsequently amended by S.I. No. 55 of 1987 and S.I. No. 31 of 1989 is hereby further amended by the substitution in paragraphs (a) and (b) of "before the 17th day of January, 1992" in lieu of "before the 17th day of January, 1989".

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 9th day of September, 1991.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN,

Minister for Tourism, Transport

and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of the Scheme is to provide for the reduction, under certain conditions of the retiring ages/services requirements prescribed in the existing Scheme, to allow for voluntary early retirement on redundancy.