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Number 10 of 2011
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MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.
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2. Definitions.
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3. Public service body.
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4. Regulations.
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5. Disapplication of section 7 of Official Languages Act 2003.
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PART 2
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Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
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6. Appointed day.
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7. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
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8. Transfer of certain expenditure functions to Minister.
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9. Transfer of certain other functions to Minister.
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10. Functions in relation to further modernisation and development of public service.
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11. Transfer of administration and business of Department of Finance.
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12. Pending legal proceedings.
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13. Completion of certain matters commenced before appointed day.
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14. Operation of certain instruments made before appointed day.
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15. Construction of references.
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16. Transfer of property, etc. to Minister.
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PART 3
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Performance of Certain Functions
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17. Estimates of expenditure in respect of supply services.
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18. Functions in respect of Central Fund.
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19. Functions performable by Minister for Finance or Minister.
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20. Performance of certain functions transferred to Minister by section 9.
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21. Performance of certain functions by Minister for Finance.
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22. Purported performance of certain functions by Minister.
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23. Purported performance of certain functions by Minister for Finance.
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24. Dispute in relation to performance of functions.
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PART 4
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Amendment of Certain Enactments
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25. Amendment of section 26 of Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act 1924.
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26. Amendment of Shannon Electricity Act 1925.
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27. Amendment of section 12 of Electricity (Supply) Act 1927.
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28. Amendment of section 7 of State Lands (Workhouses) Act 1930.
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29. Amendment of section 4 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1930.
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30. Amendment of section 3 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1931.
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31. Amendment of section 12 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1934.
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32. Amendment of section 13 of Shannon Fisheries Act 1935.
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33. Amendment of Local Loans Fund Act 1935.
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34. Amendment of section 15 of Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937.
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35. Amendment of section 3 of Local Loans Fund (Amendment) Act 1937.
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36. Amendment of section 15 of Industrial Alcohol Act 1938.
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37. Amendment of section 5 of Hospitals Act 1939.
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38. Amendment of District of Fergus Drainage Act 1943.
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39. Amendment of Transport Act 1944.
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40. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1945.
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41. Amendment of section 3 of Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1945.
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42. Amendment of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1945.
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43. Amendment of section 53 of Turf Development Act 1946.
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44. Amendment of section 4 of Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947.
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45. Amendment of Sea Fisheries Act 1952.
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46. Amendment of Insurance Act 1953.
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47. Amendment of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1954.
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48. Amendment of section 2 of Turf Development Act 1957.
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49. Amendment of section 11 of Transport Act 1958.
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50. Amendment of section 10 of Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act 1959.
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51. Amendment of Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960.
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52. Amendment of section 4 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1962.
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53. Amendment of section 2 of Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1963.
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54. Amendment of National Building Agency Limited Act 1963.
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55. Amendment of section 4 of Transport Act 1964.
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56. Amendment of section 1 of Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1971.
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57. Amendment of Act of 1976.
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58. Amendment of section 7 of Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976.
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59. Amendment of section 14 of Wildlife Act 1976.
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60. Amendment of National Film Studios of Ireland Limited Act 1980.
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61. Amendment of First Schedule to Ombudsman Act 1980.
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62. Amendment of Housing Finance Agency Act 1981.
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63. Amendment of section 8 of Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited Act 1982.
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64. Amendment of Act of 1983.
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65. Amendment of National Lottery Act 1986.
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66. Amendment of Transport (Re-Organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986.
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67. Amendment of Act of 1988.
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68. Amendment of section 69 of Finance Act 1988.
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69. Amendment of section 6 of Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1990.
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70. Amendment of section 14 of Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992.
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71. Amendment of section 13 of Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992.
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72. Amendment of Electoral Act 1992.
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73. Amendment of section 41 of Act of 1993.
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74. Amendment of Presidential Elections Act 1993.
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75. Amendment of Referendum Act 1994.
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76. Amendment of Act of 1996.
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77. Amendment of Act of 1997.
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78. Amendment of section 33 of Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997.
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79. Amendment of European Parliament Elections Act 1997.
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80. Amendment of First Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.
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81. Amendment of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997.
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82. Amendment of section 6A of Merchant Shipping (Commissioners of Irish Lights) Act 1997.
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83. Amendment of section 44 of National Cultural Institutions Act 1997.
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84. Amendment of section 38 of Universities Act 1997.
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85. Amendment of Act of 1998.
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86. Amendment of section 29 of Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999.
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87. Amendment of section 37 of Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001.
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88. Amendment of section 12 of Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001.
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89. Amendment of section 106 of Local Government Act 2001.
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90. Amendment of Schedule 1 to Ombudsman for Children Act 2002.
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91. Amendment of Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003.
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92. Amendment of First Schedule to Official Languages Act 2003.
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93. Amendment of section 36 of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004.
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94. Amendment of section 25 of Electoral (Amendment) Act 2004.
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95. Amendment of section 12 of Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004.
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96. Amendment of section 9 of Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005.
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97. Amendment of section 13 of Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006.
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98. Amendment of Charities Act 2009.
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99. Amendment of section 22 of Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009.
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PART 5
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MISCELLANEOUS
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100. Seconded staff of National Treasury Management Agency.
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101. Independence of Revenue Commissioners.
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SCHEDULE 1
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SCHEDULE 2
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Functions Transferred To Minister
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PART 1
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Functions performable with consent of Minister for Finance
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PART 2
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Functions performable after consultation with Minister for Finance
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SCHEDULE 3
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Functions of Minister for Finance Performable on Request of Minister
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Acts Referred to
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Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act 1998
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1998, No. 24
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Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003
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2003, No. 1
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Capital Gains Tax Acts
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Charities Act 2009
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2009, No. 6
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Central Fund (Permanent Provisions) Act 1965
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1965, No. 26
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Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
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2004, No. 31
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Companies Act 1963
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1963, No. 33
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Companies Acts
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Customs Acts
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Defence Act 1954
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1954, No. 18
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District of Fergus Drainage Act 1943
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1943, No. 13
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Documentary Evidence Act 1925
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1925, No. 24
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Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997
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1997, No. 7
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Dublin Institute of Technology Act 1992
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1992, No. 15
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Electoral Act 1992
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1992, No. 23
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Electoral Act 1997
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1997, No. 25
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Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001
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2001, No. 38
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Electoral (Amendment) Act 2004
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2004, No. 15
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Electricity (Supply) Act 1927
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1927, No. 27
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1930
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1930, No. 19
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1931
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1931, No. 32
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1934
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1934, No. 38
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1945
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1945, No. 12
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1954
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1954, No. 17
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1958
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1958, No. 35
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1962
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1962, No. 24
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 1971
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1971, No. 18
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Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Act 2001
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2001, No. 9
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Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006
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2006, No. 40
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997
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1997, No. 2
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Finance Act 1988
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1988, No. 12
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Finance Act 1992
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1992, No. 9
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Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1945
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1945, No. 35
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999
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1999, No. 35
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Forestry Act 1988
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1988, No. 26
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Freedom of Information Act 1997
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1997, No. 13
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Gas Act 1976
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1976, No. 30
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Harbours Act 1946
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1946, No. 9
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Harbours Act 1996
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1996, No. 11
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Harbours (Amendment) Act 2000
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2000, No. 21
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Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006
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2006, No. 17
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Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997
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1997, No. 34
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Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006
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2006, No. 22
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Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001
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2001, No. 20
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Hospitals Act 1939
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1939, No. 4
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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003
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2003, No. 28
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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Act 2009
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2009, No. 44
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Housing Finance Agency Act 1981
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1981, No. 37
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Industrial Alcohol Act 1938
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1938, No. 23
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Industrial Alcohol (Amendment) Act 1980
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1980, No. 42
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Institutes of Technology Act 2006
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2006, No. 25
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Insurance Act 1953
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1953, No. 7
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Insurance Act 1969
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1969, No. 5
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Insurance Act 1983
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1983, No. 5
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Interpretation Act 2005
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2005, No. 23
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Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993
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1993, No. 29
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Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act 1924
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1924, No. 62
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Kilkenny Design Workshops Limited Act 1982
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1982, No. 26
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Local Loans Fund Act 1935
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1935, No. 16
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Local Loans Fund (Amendment) Act 1937
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1937, No. 17
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Local Loans Fund (Amendment) Act 1940
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1940, No. 28
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Merchant Shipping (Commissioners of Irish Lights) Act 1997
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1997, No. 37
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Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1998
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1998, No. 20
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Minerals Company Act 1945
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1945, No. 7
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Minerals Exploration and Development Company Act 1941
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1941, No. 13
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Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act 1938
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1938, No. 38
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Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924
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1924, No. 16
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Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939
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1939, No. 36
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Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1977
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1977, No. 27
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Ministers and Secretaries Acts 1924 to 2007
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National Building Agency Limited Act 1963
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1963, No. 32
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National Cultural Institutions Act 1997
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1997, No. 11
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National Film Studios of Ireland Limited Act 1980
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1980, No. 37
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National Lottery Act 1986
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1986, No. 28
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National Stud Act 1945
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1945, No. 31
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National Treasury Management Agency Act 1990
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1990, No. 18
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Official Languages Act 2003
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2003, No. 32
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Ombudsman Act 1980
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1980, No. 26
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Ombudsman for Children Act 2002
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2002, No. 22
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Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960
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1960, No. 7
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Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983
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1983, No. 24
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Presidential Elections Act 1993
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1993, No. 28
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Presidential Establishment Acts 1938 to 1991
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Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1990
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1990, No. 30
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004
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2004, No. 33
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Referendum Act 1994
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1994, No. 12
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Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992
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1992, No. 16
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Sea Fisheries Act 1952
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1952, No. 7
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Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1963
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1963, No. 21
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Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1982
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1982, No. 12
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Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947
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1947, No. 42
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Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937
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1937, No. 30
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Shannon Electricity Act 1925
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1925, No. 26
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Shannon Fisheries Act 1935
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1935, No. 4
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Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act 1959
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1959, No. 36
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Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009
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2009, No. 10
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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005
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2005, No. 26
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Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999
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1999, No. 31
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State Airports Act 2004
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2004, No. 32
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State Property Act 1954
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1954, No. 25
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State Lands (Workhouses) Act 1930
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1930, No. 9
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Superannuation Acts 1834 to 1963
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Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976
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1976, No. 22
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Tax Acts
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
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1997, No. 39
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Telecommunications (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996
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1996, No. 34
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Transport Act 1944
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1944, No. 21
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Transport Act 1958
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1958, No. 19
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Transport Act 1964
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1964, No. 30
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Transport Act 1981
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1981, No. 23
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Transport (Re-Organisation of Córas Iompair Éireann) Act 1986
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1986, No. 31
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Turf Development Act 1946
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1946, No. 10
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Turf Development Act 1957
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1957, No. 10
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Turf Development Act 1981
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1981, No. 20
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Turf Development Act 1998
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1998, No. 26
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Universities Act 1997
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1997, No. 24
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Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010
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2010, No. 31
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Vocational Education Act 1930
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1930, No. 29
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Wildlife Act 1976
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1976, No. 39
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Number 10 of 2011
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MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO BE KNOWN, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AS AN ROINN CAITEACHAIS PHOIBLÍ AGUS ATHCHÓIRITHE OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND REFORM; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE TO THE MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT HAVING CHARGE OF THAT DEPARTMENT; TO CONFER FUNCTIONS ON THE SAID MINISTER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO THE MODERNISATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE; TO DEEM MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE NATIONAL TREASURY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSIGNED TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO BE OFFICERS OF THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE INDEPENDENT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN OF THEIR FUNCTIONS; FOR THOSE AND OTHER PURPOSES TO AMEND CERTAIN ENACTMENTS; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS
CONNECTED THEREWITH.
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[4th July, 2011]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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