Standards in Public Office Act, 2001

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Number 31 of 2001

STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE ACT, 2001

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section
1.	Interpretation.
2.	Establishment and membership of Commission.
3.	Additional functions of Commission.
4.	Complaints to Commission.
5.	Immunity etc., for complainants.
6.	Inquiry officers.
7.	Investigations by Commission.
8.	Identity of Persons making complaints.
9.	Costs of persons appearing before Commission or a Committee.
10.	Codes of conduct.
11.	Provisions in relation to statements under sections 17 and 18 of Principal Act.
12.	Registration date.
13.	Consequential and minor amendments of Principal Act.
14.	Transitional and saver.
15.	Adaptation of references in Principal Act and Act of 1997.
16.	Admissibility of certain evidence.
17.	Obstruction.
18.	Discovery of documents.
19.	Preservation of documents, etc.
20.	Provisions in relation to forms under section 5 of Principal Act and section 24 of Act of 1997.
21.	Evidence of compliance with Acts by members.
22.	Evidence of compliance with Acts before appointment to judicial office.
23.	Evidence of compliance with Acts by holders of senior office.
24.	Evidence of subsequent compliance with Acts by persons who contravene section 21 or 23.
25.	Tax clearance certificates for purposes of section 21, 22, 23 or 24.
26.	Amendment of Statutory Declarations Act, 1938.
27.	Removal of difficulties.
28.	Repeals and revocations.
29.	Short title, commencement, construction and collective citations.

SCHEDULE 1

Amendment OF Principal Act

SCHEDULE 2

Repeals

Acts Referred to
	Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976	1976, No. 8
	Capital Gains Tax Acts
	Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956	1956, No. 46
	Courts and Court Officers Act, 1995	1995, No. 31
	Electoral Act, 1997	1997, No. 25
	Electoral Acts, 1992 to 1999
	Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995	1995, No. 22
	European Parliament Elections Act, 1999	1999, No. 2
	Freedom of Information Act, 1997	1997, No. 13
	Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938	1938, No. 34
	Statutory Declarations Act, 1938	1938, No. 37
	Tax Acts
	Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997	1997, No. 39
	Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977	1977, No. 10
	Value-Added Tax Act, 1972	1972, No. 22

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Number 31 of 2001

STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE ACT, 2001

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMISSION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE STANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE COMMISSION, TO CONFER ON IT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PUBLIC OFFICES COMMISSION AND CERTAIN OTHER FUNCTIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FURNISHING OF TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATES TO THAT COMMISSION BY PERSONS UPON ELECTION TO EITHER HOUSE OF THE OIREACHTAS OR APPOINTMENT TO JUDICIAL OFFICE OR SENIOR OFFICE, TO AMEND THE STATUTORY DECLARATIONS ACT, 1938, THE ETHICS IN PUBLIC OFFICE ACT, 1995, AND THE ELECTORAL ACT, 1997, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [14th July, 2001]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

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