Oireachtas (Allowances To Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Increase of allowances and allocations corresponding with general increase of remuneration in Civil Service. |
7.—(1) Whenever, on or after the passing of this Act, there is a general increase of remuneration in the Civil Service with effect from a particular day, pursuant to agreements or arrangements having effect on a general basis throughout the Civil Service, the allowances payable under sections 3 and 4 of this Act and the allocations made under section 5 of this Act shall be increased correspondingly with effect from that day without an order being made under this Act in respect of any such increases. | |
(2) Subsection (1) shall apply whether or not the agreements or arrangements referred to in that subsection apply also in relation to persons employed other than in the Civil Service. | ||
(3) In this section, “the Civil Service” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956 . |