Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

Amendment of section 158 of Local Government Act 2001

29. Section 158 (1) of the Local Government Act 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (b):

“(ba) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, make regulations relating to the retirement of employees of a local authority that is a fire authority (within the meaning of the Fire Services Act 1981 ) whose duties include attendance at fires, including specifying the age at which such employees shall retire, being an age that is higher than the age of 55 years and not exceeding the normal retirement age (within the meaning of section 13 (1) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 ).”.