National Archives Act 1986

Staff of National Archives.

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6.—(1) The Taoiseach may appoint such and, with the concurrence from time to time of the Minister for the Public Service, so many persons to be the officers (in addition to the Director) and servants of the National Archives as the Taoiseach thinks proper.

(2) An officer or servant of the National Archives appointed under this section shall hold his office or employment on such terms and conditions (including remuneration) as the Taoiseach, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, may from time to time determine.

(3) The F5[Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004], the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958, and the Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963, and any Act for the time being in force and replacing or amending any of those Acts shall apply to the Director and to officers and servants of the National Archives appointed under this section.

Annotations

Amendments:

F5

Substituted (6.10.2004) by Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (33/2004), s. 61(1) and sch. 2 part 1, commenced on enactment.

Modifications (not altering text):

C18

Functions under subss. (1), (2) transferred and references to Minister for the Public Service construed as references to the Minister for Finance (19.03.1987) by Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 81 of 1987), art. 4 and sch., subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9.

4. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for the Public Service—

(a) by or under the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 1973 (No. 14 of 1973), or the statutes mentioned in the Schedule to this Order, and

(b) by virtue of the Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1973 (S.I. No. 294 of 1973),

are hereby transferred to the Minister for Finance.

(2) References to the Minister for the Public Service contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Finance.

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Schedule

Acts, functions under which are transferred to the Minister for Finance

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National Archives Act, 1986 (No. 11 of 1986);

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Editorial Notes:

E13

As per C-Note and E-Note following s. 19 the reference in subs. (3) thereof to the Minister for the Public Service is now to be construed as a reference to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation. The corresponding references in s. 6(1), (2) must still be construed as a reference to the Minister for Finance in circumstances where, as regards the National Archives Act 1986, the functions of the Minister for Finance transferred (29.07.2011) to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011) were confined to those in s. 19(2), (3).

E14

Specified positions in the National Archives prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “designated position” in Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 (22/1995), s. 2 (1.01.1995) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 698 of 2004), art. 4(c) and sch., in effect as per art. 2. Schedule was substituted:

• (21.11.2018) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 483 of 2018), art. 2(b);

• (29.01.2015) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 35 of 2015), art. 2(b);

• (1.01.2013) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 575 of 2012), art. 2, in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (1.01.2012) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 644 of 2011), art. 2, in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (1.01.2011) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 596 of 2010), art. 2(b), in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (1.01.2010) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 5 of 2010) art. 2, in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (1.01.2009) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 606 of 2008), art. 2, in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (25.04.2008) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 145 of 2008), art. 2(c);

• (1.01.2007) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 677 of 2006), art. 2(b), in effect as per art. 1(2);

• (1.01.2006) by Ethics in Public Office (Designated Positions in Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 673 of 2005), art. 2(b), in effect as per art. 1(2).