Planning and Development Act 2000
F266[Staff of Office
31AA.—The Planning Regulator shall appoint such and so many persons to be staff of the Office as the Planning Regulator, subject to the approval of the Minister, given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, as to the number —and grade of those staff, from time to time may determine, having regard to the need to ensure that an adequate number of staff are competent in the Irish language so as to enable the Office to provide service through Irish as well as English.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F266
Inserted (3.04.2019) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), s. 4, S.I. No. 133 of 2019, art. 2(a).
Modifications (not altering text):
C56
Prospective affecting provision: transitional arrangements on repeal made by Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), s. 559, not commenced as of date of revision.
Existing staff of Office
559.—Notwithstanding the repeal of section 31AA of the Act of 2000 effected by section 6, a person who was a member of staff of the Office appointed under that section immediately before such repeal shall be deemed to be a member of the staff of the Office—
(a) as if, on the commencement of this section, the Planning Regulator had appointed under section 558 the person to be a member of the staff of the Office for the remaining period of the person’s appointment under section 31AA of the Act of 2000, and
(b) on the same conditions (including those relating to termination of appointment) as those on which the person held office as such member of staff immediately before such repeal,
and this Act shall be construed accordingly.