Civil Defence Act, 2002

Consultants and advisers.

15.—(1) Subject to the prior approval of, or at the request of, the Minister and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, the Board may, from time to time, engage any consultants or advisers that the Board or the Minister, as the case may be, consider necessary for the performance by the Board of its functions.

(2) Any fees payable to a consultant or adviser engaged under this section shall be paid by the Board out of moneys at its disposal, having regard to guidelines issued from time to time by the Minister or the Minister for Finance.

(3) The Board shall comply with any directions with regard to consultants or advisers engaged under this section that the Minister may give to the Board with the consent of the Minister for Finance.