Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004

Number 36 of 2004

OMBUDSMAN (DEFENCE FORCES) ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004. 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.

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Number 36 of 2004


OMBUDSMAN (DEFENCE FORCES) ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS


Acts Referred to

Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956

1956, No. 45

Civil Service Regulation Act 1956

1956, No. 46

Civil Service Regulations Acts 1956 to 1996

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993

1993, No. 8

Defence Act 1954

1954, No. 18

Defence (Amendment) Act 1990

1990, No. 6

Defence (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1960

1960, No. 44

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Official Secrets Act 1963

1963, No. 1

Ombudsman Act 1980

1980, No. 26

Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004

2004, No. 7


Number 36 of 2004


OMBUDSMAN (DEFENCE FORCES) ACT 2004

REVISED

Updated to 9 January 2023


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF AN OMBUDSMAN FOR THE DEFENCE FORCES, TO AMEND THE DEFENCE ACT 1954 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th November, 2004]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

E1

Ombudsman for Defence Forces excluded from definition of public bodies in Freedom of Information Act 2014 in so far as it relates to certain records (14.10.2014) by Freedom of Information Act 2014 (30/2014), s. 6 and sch. 1 part 1 para. (ad), commenced as per s. 1(2).