Ordnance Survey Ireland Act, 2001
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15.—(1) Any person who immediately before the establishment day was a member of the staff of the Ordnance Survey and who is designated by the Minister for employment in OSI shall on the appointed day be transferred to and become a member of the staff of OSI. | |
(2) The Minister may by order appoint a day to be the appointed day for the purposes of subsection (1). | ||
(3) OSI may appoint such number of persons to be members of the staff of OSI as it may determine from time to time with the consent of the Minister. | ||
(4) A member of the staff of OSI— | ||
(a) (other than the chief executive officer) shall be paid out of the moneys at the disposal of OSI such remuneration and allowances for expenses incurred by him or her as the Board may, with the consent of the Minister, determine, | ||
(b) referred to in paragraph (a) shall hold office or employment on such other terms and conditions as the Board may, with the consent of the Minister, determine. | ||
(5) The grades of the staff of OSI and the numbers of staff in each grade shall be determined by the Board with the consent of the Minister. | ||
(6) Save in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with any recognised trade union or staff association concerned, the terms and conditions relating to tenure of office which are granted by the Board in relation to a member of the staff of OSI who immediately before the establishment day was a member of the staff of the OSI shall not, while he or she is in the service of OSI, be less favourable to him or her than those prevailing immediately before the establishment day. | ||
(7) Save in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with any recognised staff associations or trade unions concerned, the scales of pay to which a member of staff referred to in subsection (1) was entitled and the terms and conditions of service (other than those relating to tenure of office), restrictions, requirements and obligations to which they were subject immediately before their transfer shall continue to apply to them and may be applied or imposed by the Board or the chief executive officer, as the case may be, while they are in the service of OSI. | ||
(8) In relation to staff transferred to OSI under subsection (1), previous service in, or service reckonable for the purposes of any superannuation benefits payable by or on behalf of, the civil service shall be reckonable for the purposes of, but subject to any other exceptions or exclusions in, the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1991, the Holidays (Employees) Acts, 1973 to 1991, the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 to 1991, the Unfair Dismissals Acts, 1977 to 1993, and the Terms of Employment (Information) Act, 1994 . | ||
(9) OSI may perform any of its functions through or by the chief executive officer or any other member of the staff of OSI duly authorised by the Board in that behalf. |