Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956

Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say—

“the Act of 1924” means the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1924 (No. 5 of 1924);

“the appropriate authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3;

“the Civil Service” means the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State;

“the Commissioners” means the Civil Service Commissioners appointed or deemed to have been appointed under section 9;

“competition” means a competition held under section 15;

“established position” means a position in which there is rendered established service;

“established service” means service in a capacity in respect of which a superannuation allowance may be granted under the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1954;

“excluded position” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (6) of section 5;

“the former Civil Service Commissioners” means the Civil Service Commissioners appointed under section 1 of the Act of 1924;

“may”, when used in relation to any power conferred on the Commissioners by this Act, shall be construed as permissive and not imperative;

“member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas” does not include an officer of the Houses of the Oireachtas;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Finance;

“officer of the Houses of the Oireachtas” means a person being—

(a) the Clerk or Clerk-Assistant of Dáil Éireann, or Seanad Éireann, or

(b) the Librarian or Assistant Librarian, Houses of the Oireachtas, or

(c) the Superintendent, Houses of the Oireachtas, or

(d) the Captain of the Guard, Houses of the Oireachtas;

“order of merit” means the order in which candidates at a competition are to be placed for the purposes of selection by the Commissioners for appointment;

“position” means a position in the Civil Service, and includes the position held by a member of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas;

“the Regulation Act” means the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956;

“scheduled occupation” has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (1) of section 4;

“unestablished position” means a position which is not an established position, and includes a position which is held on a temporary basis or for a definite limited period.

(2) In this Act, a reference by number to a section is to the section of this Act bearing that number unless it is indicated that a reference to another Act is intended.