Courts Service Act, 1998

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Number 8 of 1998

COURTS SERVICE ACT, 1998

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.

PART II

An tSeirbhís Chúirteanna

3.	Establishment day.
4.	Establishment of Service.
5.	Functions of Service.
6.	Powers of Service.
7.	Strategic plans.
8.	Annual report and provision of information to Minister.
9.	Independence of exercise of judicial functions.
10.	Seal of Service.

PART III

Board of Service

11.	Board of Service.
12.	Term of office of members.
13.	Functions of Board.
14.	Meetings and procedures of Board.
15.	Committees of Board.
16.	Remuneration and expenses of members of Board or committees.

PART IV

Chief Executive Officer

17.	Chief Executive.
18.	Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956, not to apply to appointment of Chief Executive.
19.	Chief Executive to be accounting officer.
20.	Functions of Chief Executive.
21.	Attendance of Chief Executive before Oireachtas Committee.

PART V

Staff of Service

22.	Service to have unified administrative structure.
23.	Staff of Service.
24.	Transfer of staff to Service.
25.	Terms and conditions of transferred staff.

PART VI

Transfer of Land, etc., to Service

26.	Transfer of land, etc., to Service.
27.	Transfer of property other than land to Service.
28.	Transfer of rights and liabilities to Service.
29.	Certain functions to become those of Service.

PART VII

Miscellaneous

30.	Chief Executive to be member of committees on rules of court, etc.
31.	County Registrars and Service.
32.	Membership of either House of Oireachtas or of European Parliament.
33.	Service deemed State authority for planning and development purposes.
34.	Regulations.
35.	Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
36.	Expenses.

PART VIII

Transitional

37.	Establishment of Transitional Board.
38.	Membership, etc., of Transitional Board.
39.	Functions and powers of Transitional Board.
40.	Appointment of Chief Executive Designate.
41.	Interim functions not to affect judicial independence.
42.	Expenses incurred by Transitional Board.
43.	Dissolution of Transitional Board.

SCHEDULE 1

Transferred Officers

SCHEDULE 2

Functions of Minister to become those of Service

Acts Referred to
Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956	1956, No. 45
Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to 1996
Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993	1993, No. 8
Courthouses (Provision and Maintenance) Act, 1935	1935, No. 18
Court Officers Act, 1926	1926, No. 27
Court Officers Act, 1945	1945, No. 25
Court Officers Act, 1951	1951, No. 8
Courts of Justice Act, 1936	1936, No. 48
Courts of Justice Act, 1953	1953, No. 32
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961	1961, No. 39
Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926	1926, No. 18
European Parliament Elections Act, 1997	1997, No. 2
Exchequer and Audit Departments Act, 1866	29 & 30 Vic. c. 39
Exchequer and Audit Departments Acts, 1866 and 1921
Finance Act, 1895	58 & 59 Vic. c. 16
Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1993	1993, No. 12

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Number 8 of 1998

COURTS SERVICE ACT, 1998

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SERVICE TO MANAGE THE COURTS AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO AND FOR THE JUDGES, AND TO PROVIDE OTHER SERVICES RELATING TO COURTS ADMINISTRATION, TO TRANSFER CERTAIN PROPERTY TO THE SERVICE, TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE STAFFING OF THE SERVICE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [16th April, 1998]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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