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28 2003

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title and commencement.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 .

(2) This Act comes into operation on the establishment day.

Interpretation.

2. —(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

“annual report” has the meaning given to it by section 6 ;

“chairperson” means the person who under section 7 holds the office of chairperson of the Commission;

“civil servant” has the meaning given to it by section 1(1) of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 , as amended by section 17(2) of the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 ;

“Commission” means the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission established by section 3 ;

“deputy chairperson” means the person who under section 7 holds the office of deputy chairperson of the Commission;

“established civil servant” has the meaning given to it by section 1(1) of the Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 ;

“establishment day” means the day appointed under section 3 to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act;

“functions” includes powers and duties, and references to the performance of functions include, as respects powers and duties, references to the exercise of the powers and the carrying out of the duties;

“member of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas” has the meaning given to it by section 2 of the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 ;

“member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas” has the meaning given to it by section 2 of the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 ;

“Minister” means the Minister for Finance;

“Minister's representative” has the meaning given to it by section 8 ;

“officer of the Houses of the Oireachtas” has the meaning given to it by section 17(2) of the Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959 ;

“Oireachtas Committee” means a Committee appointed by either House of the Oireachtas or jointly by both Houses of the Oireachtas;

“ongoing expenditure” means payments relating to the matters specified in Schedule 1;

“Secretary General” has the meaning given to it by section 15 .

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

(3) A reference to another enactment is to that enactment as amended or modified at any time by any enactment.