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Making and termination of appointments
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15. The Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in section 250—
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(i) in subsection (1), by inserting the following after “those appointments”:
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“and the Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under this subsection whether or not the appointment was for a fixed period”,
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(ii) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1):
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“(1A) An appointment as a social welfare inspector shall cease—
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(a) if the Minister terminates the appointment,
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(b) if it is made for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or
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(c) if the person ceases to be an officer of the Minister.
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(1B) A member of the Garda Síochána seconded by the Minister for a purpose referred to in subsection (1) has conferred on him or her all the powers and duties conferred on a social welfare inspector by this section and may exercise those powers and duties under and in accordance with this Act.
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(1C) A member of the Garda Síochána exercising a power or duty of a social welfare inspector shall continue to be under the general direction and control of the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána.
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(1D) A member of the Garda Síochána exercising a power or duty of a social welfare inspector shall continue to have conferred on him or her and may exercise the powers and duties of a member of the Garda Síochána for purposes other than the purposes of this Act, as well as for the purposes of this Act.”,
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(iii) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (7):
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“(7A) A member of the Garda Síochána seconded by the Minister for a purpose referred to in subsection (1) shall be given a certificate of his or her secondment, and on entering any premises or place for the purposes of Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 12 and this Part shall, if so requested, produce that certificate.”,
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and
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(iv) in subsection (16), by deleting “in uniform” in each place where it occurs,
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and
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(b) in section 299—
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(i) in subsection (2), by inserting the following after “such allowance”:
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“and the Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under this subsection whether or not the appointment was for a fixed period”,
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and
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(ii) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):
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“(3) An appointment as a designated person under subsection (2) shall cease—
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(a) if the Minister terminates the appointment,
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(b) if it is made for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or
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(c) where the person is an officer of the Minister, if that person ceases to be an officer of the Minister.”.
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