S.I. No. 352/2000 - The National Council For The Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Establishment) Order, 1999 (Amendment) Order, 2000.


The Minister for Health and Children in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 3 to 6 of the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961) as amended by Section 22 of the Health Amendment Act No. 3, 1996 and adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 308 of 1997 ) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Establishment) Order 1999 (Amendment) Order, 2000.

2. The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Establishment) Order 1999 ( S.I. No. 376 of 1999 ) shall be amended by the substitution for article 21 of the following article:

“21. (1) The Council may, subject to the consent of the Minister, appoint such and so many employees as the Council may, from time to time, think proper and in appointing any such employees, the Council shall comply with any directions given by the Minister relating to the procedure to be followed;

(2) The Council shall, subject to the consent of the Minister, determine the remuneration and conditions of service of its employees;

(3) The Chief Executive shall, from time to time, assign such duties as he/she considers appropriate to each employee of the Council and each such employee shall perform the duties so assigned to him or her;

(4) Schemes and regulations made under the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980 (No. 8 of 1980) shall apply to the Council as if it were a local authority;

(5) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he or she thinks fit, declare that any of the powers conferred on the Council by this Article shall be exercisable only with the consent of the Minister, and whenever any such declaration is in force, the said powers may, in relation to any office or employment to which the declaration applies, be exercised only with such consent”.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children, this 24th day of October, 2000.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The effect of this Order is to provide for the application of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme to the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery.