S.I. No. 116/1998 - Freedom of Information Act, 1997 -Delegation Under Section 4.
S.I. No. 116 of 1998. | ||
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 1997 — DELEGATION UNDER SECTION 4. | ||
I, MICHAEL WOODS, Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources and head of the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 , hereby delegate under section 4 of that Act: | ||
to officers in the grades specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1, the functions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 | ||
and | ||
to officers in the grades specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2, the functions specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2. | ||
For the purposes of this delegation and the avoidance of doubt officers who are in receipt of a higher duties allowance for performing the duties of a grade specified in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of this Order are deemed to be officers in that grade. | ||
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 21st day of April, 1998. | ||
MICHAEL WOODS, | ||
Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources. | ||
SCHEDULE 1 | ||
PART 1 | ||
(i) each officer not lower than the grade of Higher Executive Officer; | ||
(ii) each officer in grades in respect of which the maximum salary is not less than that of Higher Executive Officer. | ||
PART 2 | ||
All functions other than those under Section 14. | ||
SCHEDULE 2 | ||
PART 1 | ||
(i) each officer not lower than the grade of Assistant Principal officer; | ||
(ii) each officer in grades in respect of which the maximum salary is not less than that of Assistant Principal officer. | ||
PART 2 | ||
All functions. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
The order delegates to officers serving in specified grades in the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources decision making functions (as contained in Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 ) and internal review functions (as contained in Section 14 of the Act). |