PART I

Preliminary and General

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998.

(2) This Act, in so far as it extends or amends the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1996, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1998.

(3) This Act, in so far as it extends or amends the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1996, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1998.

(4) This Act, in so far as it amends the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1995, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1998.

(5) This Act, in so far as it amends the Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961 , shall be construed as one with the Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1995, and all of them may be cited together as the Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1998.

2. —(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1938” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 ;

“the Act of 1960” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 ;

“the Act of 1961” means the Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961 ;

“the Act of 1962” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1962 ;

“the Act of 1964” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 ;

“the Act of 1977” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1977 ;

“the Act of 1991” means the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1991 ;

“the Act of 1992” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1992 ;

“the Act of 1994” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1994 ;

“the Act of 1996” means the Oireachtas (Miscellaneous Provisions) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1996 ;

“court officer” means a Master of the High Court, Taxing Master or County Registrar;

“the Principal Act” means—

(a) in Part II , the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938 , and

(b) in Part III , the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961 .

(2) A reference in this Act to another enactment is to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment, including this Act.