S.I. No. 96/2009 - Director of Public Prosecutions Superannuation Scheme, 2009


S.I. No. 96 of 2009

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS SUPERANNUATION SCHEME, 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th March, 2009.

I, BRIAN COWEN, Taoiseach, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2(8)(b)(i) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (No. 22 of 1974) and after consultation with the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following scheme:

Title

1. This scheme may be cited as the Director of Public Prosecutions Superannuation Scheme, 2009.

Commencement and Application

2. The scheme will be deemed to have come into operation on 16th September, 1999.

Definitions

3. In this scheme—

“member” means a person who was appointed to the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions with effect from 16th September 1999.

Time of Retirement

4. For the purposes of this scheme, and benefits outlined at 5 below, the member shall retire on a date which is no earlier than his sixtieth birthday and no later than his sixty-fifth birthday.

Benefits

5. The superannuation benefits payable to, or in respect of, a member of this scheme shall be those which would be payable to, or in respect of, such member under the Superannuation Acts if he were an established civil servant with 40 years pensionable service.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 March 2009

BRIAN COWEN,

Taoiseach.