Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Act 2013

Amendment of section 4 of Principal Act.

3.— Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2A):

“(2B) It shall be a function of the Commission to provide, whenever it is requested to do so by a Minister of the Government, translation services from one official language into the other in respect of—

(a) statutory instruments made by that Minister of the Government,

(b) statutory instruments made by another person in relation to the making of which that Minister of the Government is, pursuant to the statutory power under which those instruments are made, required to be consulted or to give his or her consent or approval howsoever described, and

(c) statutory instruments made by another person—

(i) in respect of whom that Minister of the Government performs any function pursuant to statute or otherwise, or

(ii) to whom any monies are advanced, out of monies provided by the Oireachtas, by that Minister of the Government for the purposes of the performance by that person of the person’s functions.

(2C) The Commission may, subject to such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate, arrange for persons other than members of the staff of the Commission to assist it in the performance of its functions under subsections (2A) and (2B).

(2D) Nothing in subsection (2B) shall prevent a Minister of the Government or any other person referred to in that subsection from arranging for the translation from one official language into the other by a person other than the Commission of a statutory instrument to which that subsection applies.

(2E) Notwithstanding section 5, the Commission may charge a Minister of the Government to whom it provides a service under subsection (2B) a fee of such amount as may be determined by the Commission for that service.

(2F) It shall be a function of the Commission to review An Caighdeán Oifigiúil from time to time as it considers appropriate, but not less than once every 7 years, and to revise and publish it in such manner as it considers appropriate following each such review.

(2G) The Commission shall, for the purposes of conducting a review of An Caighdeán Oifigiúil under subsection (2F), consult with—

(a) the following Ministers of the Government, namely—

(i) the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,

(ii) the Minister for Education and Skills, and

(iii) the Minister for Justice and Equality,

(b) such persons who have an interest in An Caighdeán Oifigiúil as the Commission considers appropriate, and

(c) members of the public generally,

and the Commission shall have regard to any submissions made to it arising from such consultation.

(2H) The references in subsections (2F) and (2G) to An Caighdeán Oifigiúil shall be construed as references to An Caighdeán Oifigiúil as it was last previously revised and published.”.