Courts Service Act, 1998

Transfer of staff to Service.

24.—(1) Every person to whom Schedule 1 relates shall, on the establishment day, be transferred to and become a member of the staff of the Service.

(2) Every member of the staff of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform designated by order of the Minister for the purposes of this section shall, on being so designated, be transferred to and become a member of the staff of the Service.

(3) The Minister may make an order for the purposes of subsection (2) but shall not do so without first having—

(a) notified in writing any recognised trade union or staff association concerned of the Minister's intention to do so, and

(b) considered, within such time as may be specified in the notification, any representations made by such trade unions or staff associations in relation to the matter.