Civil Defence Act, 2002

Civil Defence Act, 2002 2002 16

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Number 16 of 2002

CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 2002

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Expenses.
4.	Regulations and orders.
5.	Offences.

PART 2

Civil Defence Board

Chapter 1

The Board: General Provisions

6.	Establishment day.
7.	Establishment of Board.
8.	Functions of Board.
9.	Transfer of functions.
10.	Transfer of functions to Minister by Government order.
11.	Membership of Board.
12.	Chairperson.
13.	Removal of members of Board from office.
14.	Director general.
15.	Consultants and advisers.
16.	Membership of Houses of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
17.	Disclosure of certain interests by members of Board.
18.	Disclosure of certain interests by members of staff of Board.
19.	Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
20.	Grants paid by Minister to Board.
21.	Charges.
22.	Gifts.
23.	Accounts and audits.
24.	Accountability of secretary general to Public Accounts Committee.
25.	Accountability of secretary general to other Oireachtas Committees.
26.	Reports and information to Minister.
27.	Directions of Minister with regard to equipment.

Chapter 2

Committees of Board

28.	Committees of Board.
29.	Membership of committees specified in section 28(4).

Chapter 3

Plan of Board

30.	Strategic plan of Board.

PART 3

Local Authorities

31.	Civil defence plans.
32.	Grants paid by Board to local authorities for civil defence purposes.
33.	Annual report of local authority.

PART 4

Recruitment and Registration

34.	Recruitment of civil defence members.
35.	The register.

PART 5

Staff of Board

36.	Staff of Board.

PART 6

Transitional Provisions

37.	Continuance of pending legal proceedings.
38.	Transfer of property other than land.
39.	Transfer of rights and liabilities.

PART 7

Amendments To Act of 1939

40.	Amendments to Act of 1939.

SCHEDULE 1

Definition of Civil Defence

SCHEDULE 2

The Board

SCHEDULE 3

Programmes

SCHEDULE 4

The Director General

Acts Referred to
	Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1939	1939, No. 21
	Air-Raid Precautions Acts, 1939 and 1946
	Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956	1956, No. 45
	Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956	1956, No. 46
	Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to 1996
	Companies Acts, 1963 to 2001
	Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993	1993, No. 8
	European Parliament Elections Act, 1997	1997, No. 2
	Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998	1998, No. 35
	Geneva Conventions Act, 1962	1962, No. 11
	Local Government Act, 2001	2001, No. 37
	Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851	14 & 15 Vic., c. 93

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Number 16 of 2002

CIVIL DEFENCE ACT, 2002

AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL DEFENCE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT AND TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CIVIL DEFENCE MEASURES; TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN CIVIL DEFENCE AS AN EFFECTIVE SERVICE IN SUPPORT OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND REGISTRATION OF CIVIL DEFENCE MEMBERS, AND FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CIVIL DEFENCE BOARD OR, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AN BORD COSANTA SIBHIALTA; TO TRANSFER FUNCTIONS FROM THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE TO THAT BODY; TO AMEND THE AIR-RAID PRECAUTIONS ACT, 1939, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th April, 2002]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Irish Statute Book

Civil Defence Act, 2002