Civil Registration Act 2004

Schemes.

14.—(1) As soon as may be after the appointment of the first Superintendent Registrar of an authority, he or she shall prepare a scheme in writing (“a scheme”) for the administration of the Civil Registration Service in the functional area of the authority, and shall, after it has been approved by the authority, submit the scheme to the Minister.

(2) When a scheme or a scheme under subsection (3) is submitted to the Minister, he or she may, after consultation with an tArd-Chláraitheoir, approve of it or refuse to approve of it or request the Superintendent Registrar concerned to make specified amendments, or amendments in relation to specified matters, to the scheme and then re-submit the amended scheme to the Minister for his or her approval.

(3) (a) A scheme may be amended or revoked by a scheme under this subsection prepared by the Superintendent Registrar of the authority concerned.

  (b) A scheme under this subsection shall, after it has been approved by the authority concerned, be submitted to the Minister.

(4) A scheme or a scheme under subsection (3) shall be subject to the approval of the authority concerned.

(5) A scheme may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the authority to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the scheme.

(6) The Minister may, in consultation with an tArd-Chláraitheoir and the relevant authority, review the operation of a scheme that has been approved by the Minister or a scheme under subsection (3) that has been so approved (except in so far as it revokes another scheme) and may, having regard to the results of the review and after the consultation aforesaid, request the Superintendent Registrar concerned to make specified amendments, or amendments in relation to specified matters, to the scheme or to revoke it and prepare another scheme.

(7) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a scheme shall specify—

(a) the number of registrars required by the authority for the purpose of the performance of its functions,

(b) the number of any other officers required by the authority for the purpose aforesaid,

(c) the locations of the offices of the authority, all of which shall be located in the functional area of the authority,

(d) the proposed functions of, and distribution of functions between, the registrars and any other officers appointed pursuant to the scheme,

(e) particulars of the proposed conditions of employment of the registrars and other officers proposed to be appointed by the authority, and

(f) particulars or provisions in relation to any other matter standing specified for the time being by the Minister.

(8) When a scheme or a scheme under subsection (3) is approved by the Minister, it shall have effect in accordance with its terms and the functions of the authority concerned shall be performed in accordance with any relevant provisions of the scheme or the scheme under subsection (3).

(9) A scheme or a scheme under subsection (3) shall come into operation on such day or days as may be specified in it either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so specified for different purposes or different provisions.

(10) In this section “registrar” means a registrar within the meaning of section 17 .