Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act, 1959

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Number 38 of 1959.

STAFF OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS ACT, 1959.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General.

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Members of staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas to be civil servants of the State.
4.	Administrative expenses.

Appointment of members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

5.	Appointment of Clerk and Clerk-Assistant of Dáil Éireann.
6.	Appointment of Clerk and Clerk-Assistant of Seanad Éireann.
7.	Appointment of Superintendent, Houses of the Oireachtas, and Captain of the Guard, Houses of the Oireachtas.
8.	Appointment of members of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
9.	Capacity in which appointments are to be made.
10.	Provisions in relation to existing staff.

Application of Commissioners act to members of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas and amendments of that act.

11.	Application of Commissioners Act to members of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
12.	Amendment of section 2 (1) of the Commissioners Act.
13.	Amendment of section 3 of the Commissioners Act.
14.	Repeal of section 6 (1) of the Commissioners Act.
15.	Adaptation of references in Commissioners Act to the Regulation Act.

Application of regulation act and the amending regulation act to members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas and amendments of those acts.

16.	Application of Regulation Act to members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
17.	Amendment of section 1 (1) of the Regulation Act.
18.	Amendment of section 2 of the Regulation Act.
19.	Repeal of section 3 (4) of the Regulation Act.
20.	Amendment of section 5 of the Regulation Act as respects members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
21.	Suspension by Chairman of Seanad Éireann of member of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
22.	Amendment of section 15 of the Regulation Act as respects members of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
23.	Hours of attendance on duty of members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
24.	Cesser of power of appointment of members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas conferred by section 19 of the Regulation Act.
25.	Repeal of section 20 (2) (c) of the Regulation Act.
26.	Repeal of section 4 of the amending Regulation Act.

Miscellaneous Provisions.

27.	Application of Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1956.
28.	Superannuation of certain members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
29.	Illness or absence of Chairman of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann.

Acts Referred to
Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1958	1958, No. 34
Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956	1956, No. 45
Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956	1956, No. 46

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Number 38 of 1959.

STAFF OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS ACT, 1959.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE, IN RELATION TO THE STAFF OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS, FOR THE FOLLOWING MATTERS—

(a) THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS THEREOF,

(b) THE APPLICATION, WITH AMENDMENTS, OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS ACT, 1956 , TO CERTAIN MEMBERS THEREOF,

(d) THE SUPERANNUATION OF MEMBERS THEREOF, AND

(e) CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [9th December, 1959.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—