S.I. No. 95/1988 - Córas Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R.) Superannuation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1988.

I, JOHN P. WILSON, Minister for Tourism and Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 44 of the Transport Act, 1950 (No. 12 of 1950), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 92 of 1987 ), hereby, after consultation with the Minister for Finance, order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Córas Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R.) Superannuation Scheme (Amendment) Scheme (Confirmation) Order, 1988.

2. In this Order, "the amending Scheme" means the Scheme amending the Córas Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R.) Superannuation Scheme prepared by Córas Iompair Éireann and submitted to the Minister for Tourism and Transport under section 44 of the Transport Act, 1950 (No. 12 of 1950), and set out in the Schedule to this Order.

3. The amending Scheme is hereby confirmed and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the date of the making of this Order.

SCHEDULE

CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN, SALARIED OFFICERS' AND CLERKS' (G.S.R.) SUPERANNUATION SCHEME (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1988.

1. Interpretation:

In this amending Scheme the following words and expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them unless there is something inconsistent in the subject matter or the context repugnant to such construction:

"the existing Scheme" means the Córas Iompair Éireann, Salaried Officers' and Clerks' (G.S.R.) Superannuation Scheme as scheduled to the Great Southern Railways Company (Superannuation Scheme) Act, 1947 (No. 21 of 1947) as subsequently amended by the amending Schemes confirmed by Statutory Instruments numbered 220 of 1963, 76 of 1971, 253 of 1974, 46 of 1977, 127 of 1981, 246 of 1982, 346 of 1982, 286 of 1985, and 57 of 1987.

"the operative date" means the date of the Order confirming this amending Scheme.

2. In this amending Scheme unless otherwise expressly stated the words and expressions used shall have the meanings assigned to them by the existing Scheme.

3. Amendment of the Existing Scheme:

The existing Scheme shall be amended with effect on and from the operative date so as to conform to the provisions hereinafter contained and every provision of the existing Scheme which is inconsistent with the provisions hereinafter contained shall cease to have effect.

4. Quorum at Meetings:

The words "three members" shall be substituted for the words "ten members" wherever they appear in Rule 43 of the existing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of May, 1988.

JOHN P. WILSON,

Minister for Tourism and Transport.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of the Scheme is to provide for a reduction in the number of contributing members required for a quorum at general meetings.