Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Provision of consultancy, training and contract services, etc.

[1994 s33]

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288.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, for gain or otherwise, promote and enter into, with a specified body—

(a) a contract or an agreement for the provision by him or her to, or

(b) a contract, agreement or a joint venture for the provision by him or her with,

that body, of consultancy, advisory, training, technical assistance or contract services or the sale or provision of computer products, inside and outside the State.

[1994 s33]

(2) In this section “specified body” means—

(a) a body established by or under any enactment (other than the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005),

(b) a body established under the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005,

(c) a body formed or established under the laws of a state other than the State and corresponding to a body referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b),

(d) an institution of the European Communities,

(e) a competent authority of a state other than the State, or

(f) the United Nations, the World Bank or any other international institution recognised by the State.

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

C127

Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 6-9.

2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —

(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and

(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,

are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

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Schedule 1

Enactments

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Part 2

1922 to 2011 Enactments

Number and Year

Short Title

Provision

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No. 26 of 2005

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Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

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Sections 5, 7, 11(2) and (4), 94, 95(2), 138(3), 280(2), 282(4), 288, 316(3), 333 and 341(5)

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