National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006
Number 21 of 2006
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 21 of 2006
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section
4. Laying of orders and draft orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
National Economic and Social Development Office
7. Establishment of other bodies within Office.
17. Taoiseach may by order alter composition of Council, Forum and Centre.
20. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.
22. Disclosure by members of Office, body and staff of interests.
23. Prohibition on disclosure of information.
29. Advances by Taoiseach to Office.
31. Accounts and audits of Office.
34. Reports and information to Taoiseach.
35. Taoiseach may dissolve Council, Forum, Centre or body.
36. Amendment of First Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.
Transitional Provisions
37. Dissolution of non-statutory NESC, NESF and NCPP.
38. Transfer of other property.
39. Transfer of rights and liabilities.
40. Final accounts of dissolved bodies.
Acts Referred to
Companies Acts |
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1997, No. 2 |
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1997, No. 13 |
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2001, No. 37 |
Number 21 of 2006
NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE COMPRISING THREE BODIES TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FORUM, THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE, AND SUCH OTHER BODIES AS THE TAOISEACH MAY BY ORDER ESTABLISH AND TO DEFINE THEIR FUNCTIONS AND TO DISSOLVE THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FORUM AND THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR PARTNERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
[12th July, 2006]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
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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).
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 |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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No. 21 of 2006 |
National Economic and Social Development Act 2006 |
Sections 7, 21, 29 and 31 |
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