(LRC Revised)

Number 46 of 1956

CIVIL SERVICE REGULATION ACT 1956

REVISED

Updated to 1 December 2024

Changes to legislation

as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.

This Revised Act is an administrative

consolidation of the

Civil Service Regulation Act 1956

. 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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Family Courts Act 2024

(48/2024), enacted 13 November 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and

including the

European Union (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2024

(S.I. No. 665 of 2024), made 2 December 2024, were

considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number

46

of

1956

CIVIL SERVICE REGULATION ACT

1956

REVISED

Updated to 1 December 2024

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

1A.

Appointment of Head of Scheduled Office.

2.

“Appropriate authority.”

3.

“Suspending authority.”

4.

Exercise of powers under

sections 6

and

7

in relation to members of the staff of the National Library of Ireland.

5.

Tenure of office of established civil servants.

5A.

Appointment of civil servants on probationary contract.

6.

Tenure of office of civil servants who are not established civil servants.

7.

Persons appointed on probation to established positions.

8.

Retiring age for civil servants.

8A.

Appointment of civil servants beyond normal retirement age.

9.

Retirement on the ground of ill-health.

10.

Retirement of

women civil servants on marriage.

(Repealed)

11.

Re-admission to

the Civil Service of certain widows.

(Repealed)

12.

Re-call of person under section 11 of the Act of 1859.

13.

Suspension of civil servants from duty.

14.

Remuneration of civil servant suspended from duty.

15.

Disciplinary measures.

16.

Unauthorised absences from duty.

17.

Miscellaneous powers of the Minister in relation to the Civil Service.

18.

Payment of remuneration of civil servants.

19.

Appointment of officers of the Attorney General.

20.

Operation of the Act.

21.

Administrative expenses.

22.

Repeals and saving.

23.

Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE 2.

Scheduled Offices

Acts Referred

to

Civil Service (Transferred Officers)

Compensation Act, 1929

No. 36 of 1929

Superannuation Act,

1936

No. 39 of 1936

Registration of Title Act,

1942

No. 26 of 1942

Court Officers Act,

1926

No. 27 of 1926

Defence Act, 1954

No. 18 of 1954

Number

46

of

1956.

CIVIL SERVICE REGULATION ACT

1956

REVISED

Updated to 1 December 2024

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO

THE REGULATION, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. [19

th December,

1956.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS

FOLLOWS:—

Annotations

Modifications (not

altering text)

C1

Prospective affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Screening of Third Country Transactions

Act 2023

(28/2023), s. 22(11), not commenced as of date of

revision.

Appointment of

adjudicators

22.

(1) The

Minister—

(

a

) may, in

accordance with this section, appoint such and so many persons (in this Act

referred to as “adjudicators”) to carry out the functions assigned to them

by this Act, and

...

(11) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to an adjudicator.

C2

Partially prospective affecting

provision: application of Act restricted by

Personal Injuries Assessment

Board Act 2003

(46/2003), s. 18D(7), as inserted (14.12.2023,

8.05.2024) by

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Act 2022

(42/2022),

s. 9, S.I. No. 626 of 2023, S.I. No. 187 of 2024, commenced in respect of

certain classes of civil action ONLY.

[Appointment of mediators

18D.

(1) The Board may

from time to time appoint such and so many persons, not being members of

staff of the Board, as it considers appropriate to carry out the mediation

functions assigned to them by the Board.

...

(7) Neither the Public Service Management

(Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 nor the Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005 shall apply to a person appointed under this

section.

]

C3

Application of Act

restricted (22.08.2024) by

Control of Exports Act 2023

(27/2023), s.

39(12), S.I. No. 412 of 2024.

Appointment of

adjudicators

39.

(1) The

Minister—

(

a

) may, in

accordance with this section, appoint such and so many persons (in this Act

referred to as “adjudicators”) to carry out the functions assigned to them

by this Act, and

...

(12) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to an adjudicator.

C4

Application of collective cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (27.09.2023) by

Competition Act 2002 (Adjudication Officers) Regulations 2023

(S.I. No. 476 of 2023), art. 33(5).

Assessors

29.

(1) Where an

assessment is required under Regulation 7, 11 or 24, the relevant Minister

shall, in writing, appoint a person (in this Regulation referred to as an

“assessor”) to carry out such an assessment–

...

Terms of appointment of

assessor

33.

…

(5) Neither the Public

Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33 of 2004)

nor the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall apply to a person

appointed as an assessor, save to the extent that such enactments apply to

the person independently to their appointment as an assessor.

C5

Application of Act

extended (30.07.2021) by

Parole Act 2019

(28/2019), s. 17(5), S.I.

No. 405 of 2021.

Staff of Board

17.

(1) The Minister

may appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may

determine to be members of staff of the Board.

...

(5) Appointments under this

section shall be subject to the Public Service Management (Recruitment and

Appointments) Act 2004 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to

2005.

C6

Application of Act

extended (1.01.2018) by

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act

2017

(22/2017), s. 15(2)(

b

), S.I. No. 524 of 2017.

Staff of

Ombudsman

15.

(1) Subject

to subsection (4), the Ombudsman may appoint persons to be the staff of his

or her office and may determine their duties.

(2) Appointments

under subsection (1) shall be subject to—

...

(

b

) the Civil

Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C7

Application of Act restricted

(1.06.2017) by

Road Traffic Act 2010

(25/2010), s. 42(1)(

c

),

S.I. No. 241 of 2017.

Traffic

wardens.

42.—

(1) (

a

) The

Minister may authorise in writing such and so many persons as he or she may

determine to perform the functions conferred on traffic wardens by this

Part

...

(

c

) Neither

the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 nor the Civil Service Regulation

Act 1956 apply to the position of traffic warden.

C8

Application of Act

extended (1.10.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s.

24(5), S.I. No. 410 of 2015.

Staff of

Commission

24.

(1) The Minister

shall appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may

determine to be members of staff of the Commission.

...

(5) Appointments under this

section shall be subject to the Act of 2004 and the Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005.

C9

Application of Act restricted by

Industrial Relations Act 1969

(14/1969), s. 4(7), as substituted

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s.

79(

e

), S.I. No. 338 of 2015.

Deputy chairman of the

Court.

4.

— ...

[

(7) The Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to the office of deputy chairman of the

Court.

]

C10

Application of Act

extended (16.07.2014) by

Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act

2014

(13/2014), s. 24(9), S.I. No. 304 of 2014.

Transfer of certain

members of staff of Forfás

24.

(1)(

a

) Subject

to paragraph (

b

), every person who immediately before the dissolution

day is a member of staff of Forfás shall on such day hold an unestablished

position in the Civil Service.

...

(9) A person referred to

in subsection (1) shall be subject to and employed in accordance with the

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public Office

Acts 1995 and 2001.

...

C11

Application of Act extended by

Public

Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004

(33/2004), s. 57C(8), as inserted (24.12.2013) by

Public Service

Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Act 2013

(47/2013), s. 6, commenced on enactment.

[Terms and conditions of

redeployment.

57C.

— ...

(8) If such is not the case immediately

before the redeployment day, a person redeployed under section 57B to a

position in the civil service shall, from that day, be subject to and

employed in accordance with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005

and the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

]

C12

Application of Act

extended (8.09.2011) by

Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011

(19/2011), s.

44(7), S.I. No. 453 of 2011.

Definition.

37.

— In this Part

“Board” means the Children Acts Advisory Board.

...

Transfer of staff of

Board.

44.

—(1) (

a

)

Subject to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part is an employee of the Board shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 to 2001.

C13

Application of Act

extended (22.09.2011) by

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

(37/2010), s. 38(12), S.I. No. 471 of 2011.

Transfer of certain

employees of Executive.

38.

— (1) The

Minister may, with the consent of the Executive and the Minister for Health

and Children, designate a person who, immediately before the designation, is

an employee of the Executive (other than a fixed-term employee) for

appointment to an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(12) A person

appointed under this section shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

C14

Application of Act

extended (11.11.2011) by

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

(37/2010), ss. 33(12), 37(12), S.I. No. 572 of 2011.

Interpretation.

28.

—In this

Part—

...

“An Foras” means An

Foras Áiseanna Saothair.

Transfer of certain

members of staff of An Foras.

33.

— (1) The

Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Education and Skills,

designate a person who, immediately before the designation, is a member of

the staff of An Foras (other than a fixed-term employee) for appointment to

an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(12) A person

appointed under this section shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

...

C15

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.07.2010) by

Inland

Fisheries Act 2010

(10/2010), s. 82(3), S.I. No. 262 of 2010.

Powers of Minister

in operating a fishery.

82.

—(1) The Minister may, for

the purpose of operating a fishery owned by him or her, do all such things

as he or she may consider necessary for carrying on such fishery as a

commercial undertaking and which he or she could do if he or she were a

private individual and the owner of such fishery, and without prejudice to

the generality of the foregoing provision may do all or any of the

following— ...

(

e

) employ

such and so many persons as he or she thinks fit, and

...

(3) The Public Service

Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and the Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 and 1958 do not apply to any person employed or

appointed by the Minister under this section.

C16

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.10.2009) by

Health

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(25/2009), s. 23(7), S.I. No.

401 of 2009.

Definition.

15.

— In this

Part “ Council ” means the Women’s Health Council.

...

Transfer of

officers.

23.

— (1) (a) Subject

to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part, is an officer of the Council shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C17

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.09.2009) by

Health

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(25/2009), s. 12(7), S.I. No.

288 of 2009.

Definition.

4.

— In this

Part “ Council ” means the National Council on Ageing and Older People.

...

Transfer of

employees.

12.

—(1) Every person who,

immediately before the commencement of this Part, is an employee of the

Council shall, on such commencement, hold an unestablished position in the

Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C18

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.07.2009) by

Social

Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

(22/2008), s. 36(7),

S.I. No. 241 of 2009.

Definition.

30.

— In this

Part “ Agency” means the Combat Poverty Agency.

...

Transfer of

employees.

36.

— (1) (

a

) Subject

to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part is an employee of the Agency shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

, shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 to 2001.

C19

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (14.07.2005) by

Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004

(30/2004), s. 25(5), S.I. No. 507 of 2005.

Employees.

25.

—(1) Subject

to the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, the Council

may, from time to time, appoint such and so many persons to be employees of

the Council as the Council may determine.

...

(5) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act 1956 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996

shall apply to the Chief Executive Officer and to employees of the

Council.

C20

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (28.10.2004) by

Private

Security Services Act 2004

(12/2004), ss. 10(3)(a), 11(3), S.I. No.

685 of 2004.

Chief

Executive.

10.

—(1) There

shall be a chief executive officer of the Authority (in this Act referred to

as the “Chief Executive”).

…

(3) The appointment

shall either—

(

a

) be on such

terms as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance,

determine and be subject to the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 and the

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996, or

(

b

) be on such

other terms and conditions as may be determined by the Authority and

approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

...

Staff.

11.

—(1) The

Authority may appoint such and so many persons to be members of its staff as

may be approved from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the

Minister for Finance.

...

(3) Section

10 (3) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an appointment

under this section.

C21

Application of collectively cited

Civil

Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.09.2004) by

Residential

Tenancies Act 2004

(27/2004), s. 164(8), S.I. No. 505 of 2004.

Mediators and

adjudicators.

164.

—(1) The Board may

from time to time appoint such and so many persons who shall be known and

are in this Act referred to as “mediators” to carry out the functions

assigned to them by the Board in accordance with Part 6.

...

(8) Neither the Civil Service

Commissioners Act 1956 (or any enactment that replaces in whole or in part

that Act) nor the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996 shall apply to

a mediator or an adjudicator.

C22

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (6.03.2003, establishment

day) by

State Examinations Commission (Establishment) Order 2003

(S.I. No. 373 of 2003), art. 25(1), in effect as per art. 4.

...

3. There shall stand

established on the establishment day a body to be known as the State

Examinations Commission, which shall perform the functions conferred on it

by or under this Order.

...

25. (1) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to—

(

a

) persons

transferred into the employment of the Commission from the Civil Service of

the State on the establishment day and

(

b

) such other

employees of the Commission as the Minister, with the consent of the

Minister for Finance, may, from time to time determine.

...

C23

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (23.12.1999) by

Education Act 1998

(51/1998), s. 44(4), S.I. No. 470 of 1999.

Establishment of

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.

39.

—(1) There

shall stand established on the establishment day a body to be known as the

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, or in the Irish language An

Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (in this Act referred to as

“the Council”) to perform the functions assigned to it by or under this

Act.

...

Staff.

44.

—(1) The

Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may appoint such and

so many persons to assist the Council in the performance of its functions as

the Minister considers appropriate.

...

(4) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to full-time, permanent employees of the Council.

C24

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (5.02.1999) by

Education Act 1998

(51/1998), s. 13(11), S.I. No. 29 of 1999.

The

Inspectorate.

13.

—(1) The

Minister shall appoint a Chief Inspector and such and so many Inspectors as

the Minister considers appropriate and the Chief Inspector and Inspectors

collectively shall be known and are referred to in this Act as the

“Inspectorate”.

...

(11) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to Inspectors.

...

C25

Application of Act

restricted (10.04.1995) by

Heritage Act 1995

(4/1995), s. 18(6),

commenced on enactment.

Establishment of

Council.

5.

— ...

(2) There shall stand

established on the establishment day a body to be known as An Chomhairle

Oidhreachta or, in the English language, The Heritage Council to perform the

functions conferred on it by this Act.

...

Staff of

Council.

18.

— ...

(6) The Civil Service

Regulation Act, 1956, shall not apply in relation to an appointment or

engagement under this section.

C26

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.06.1988) by

National

Archives Act 1986

(11/1986), s. 6(3), S.I. No. 228 of 1998.

Staff of National

Archives.

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.

...

(3) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, 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.

C27

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (5.06.1968) by

Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1968

(11/1968),

s. 4(12), commenced on enactment.

An Coimisiún Dumpála.

4.

—(1)

There shall be a commission to be known, and in this Act referred to, as An

Coimisiún Dumpála.

...

(12) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958, shall not apply to the office of member of

the Commission.

C28

Application of Act extended

(9.12.1959) by

Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959

(38/1959), s. 16, commenced on enactment; construed (1.01.2004) as per

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003

(28/2003), s.

12(4)(a), commenced as per s. 1(2) and 3(1)(

a

).

Interpretation.

2.

—In this

Act—

“the amending Regulation Act”

means the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1958;

...

“the Regulation Act” means the Civil Service

Regulation Act, 1956.

...

Application of Regulation Act to members

of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

16.

—(1) The

provisions of the Regulation Act and the amending Regulation Act shall, as

amended by this Act, apply to members of the staff of the Houses of the

Oireachtas.

(2) The provisions of the

Regulation Act and the amending Regulation Act, as applied by subsection (1)

of this section, shall apply to persons who are members of the staff of the

Houses of the Oireachtas on the date of the passing of this Act as well as

to persons who become members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas

after that date.

Editorial

Notes

E1

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act extended (24.12.2003) by

National Council

for Special Education (Establishment) Order 2003

(S.I. No. 270 of

2004), art. 25, in effect as per art. 5; council dissolved (1.10.2005) by

Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004

(30/2004) s. 45(1), S.I. No. 636 of 2005.

E2

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Road Traffic Act 1961

(24/1961), s.

103(19)(

d

), as substituted (31.10.2002) by

Road Traffic Act

2002

(12/2002), s. 11, S.I. No. 491 of 2002; repealed (1.06.2017) by

Road Traffic Act 2010

(25/2010), s. 49(

a

), S.I. No. 241 of

2017.

E3

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.07.2002) by

Competition Act 2002

(14/2002), s. 35(10),

S.I. No. 199 of 2002; repealed (31.10.2014) by

Competition and Consumer

Protection Act 2014

(29/2014), s. 7(1)(

c

), S.I. No. 366 of

2014.

E4

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.10.1999) by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s.

51(3)(

a

), S.I. No. 320 of 1999; Equality Authority dissolved

(1.11.2014) with staff transferred to the Irish Human Rights Commission by

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014

(25/2014),

ss. 43(1)(

b

), 45, S.I. Nos. 449, 450 of 2014.

E5

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.10.1999) by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s.

75(2), S.I. No. 320 of 1999; office of the Director of Equality

Investigations renamed as the Equality Tribunal (18.07.2004) by

Equality

Act 2004

(24/2004), s. 30(

b

)(i), commenced on enactment;

repealed (1.10.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015) , s.

83(1)(

d

)(i), S.I. No. 410 of 2015.

E6

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.10.1991) by

Competition Act 1991

(24/1991), s. 10(4)

and sch. para. 2(5), S.I. No. 249 of 1991; repealed (1.07.2002) by

Competition Act 2002

(14/2002) s. 48(

d

), S.I. No. 199 of

2002.

E7

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s.

32(2), commenced on enactment; rendered obsolete (1.10.2015) by

Workplace

Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 56(1), S.I. Nos. 410, 413 of 2015,

under which the Labour Relations Commission was dissolved.

E8

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (25.07.1985) by

Farm Tax Act 1985

(17/1985), s. 14(8),

commenced on enactment; rendered obsolete (25.07.1990) on the expiry of the

term provided for in s. 14(1).

E9

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (16.11.1984) by

Motor Insurance Advisory Board (Establishment)

Order 1984

(S.I. No. 299 of 1984), art. 4(4); rendered obsolete

(1.05.2007) by

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(19/2007) s. 4(1) and

sch. 2, S.I. No. 178 of 2007, which repealed

Prices Act 1958

(4/1958), s. 22B (power to establish an advisory body).

E10

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (18.03.1980) by

Fisheries Act 1980

(1/1980), s. 60(3),

commenced on enactment; repealed (1.06.2010) by

Inland Fisheries Act

2010

(10/2010), s. 4 and sch 1, commenced on enactment.

E11

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (24.12.1973) by

Arts Act 1973

(33/1973), s. 8(2),

commenced on enactment; repealed (14.08.2003) by

Arts Act 2003

(24/2003), s. 4, S.I. No. 364 of 2003.

E12

Previous affecting

provision: functions of Minister for Finance transferred to Minister for the

Public Service and references construed (1.11.1973) by

Public Service

(Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 1973

(S.I. No. 294 of 1973), arts. 4(1)(p), (6), in effect as

per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-8; superseded

(19.03.1987) by

Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 81 of 1987), arts.

3, 4(1)(b), (2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9.

E13

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (20.06.1972) by

Restrictive Practices Act 1972

(11/1972),

ss. 2(2), 13(2) and sch. 1 par. 2(5), sch. 2 par. 1(5), commenced on

enactment; repealed (1.10.1991) by

Competition Act 1991

(24/1991), s.

22, S.I. No. 249 of 1991, in respect of certain purposes.

E14

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (3.06.1969) by

Industrial Relations Act 1969

(14/1969), s.

4(7), commenced on enactment; substituted (1.08.2015) as per C-Note

above.

E15

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted (3.06.1969) by

Industrial Relations Act

1969

(14/1969), s. 13(5)(b), commenced on enactment; repealed

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 8(1) and

sch. 2 part 1 ref. 2, S.I. No. 410 of 2015, subject to transitional

arrangements in s. 8(2).

E16

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act restricted (1.09.1968) by

Road Traffic Act

1968

(25/1968), s. 64(4), S.I. No. 169 of 1968; repealed (9.01.2013)

by

Road Traffic Act 2002

(12/2002), s. 25(2), S.I. No. 12 of

2013.

E17

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act restricted (31.12.1960) by

Rent

Restrictions Act 1960

(42/1960), s. 27(5), commenced as per s. 1(2);

repealed (26.07.1982) by

Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act 1982

(6/1982), s. 6, S.I. No. 216 of 1982.

E18

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959

(14/1959), s. 203(3), not commenced; repealed (29.10.1980) by

Fisheries

Act 1980

(1/1980), s. 6(1) and sch. 1, S.I. No. 323 of 1980.

Annotations

Modifications (not

altering text)

C1

Prospective affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Screening of Third Country Transactions

Act 2023

(28/2023), s. 22(11), not commenced as of date of

revision.

Appointment of

adjudicators

22.

(1) The

Minister—

(

a

) may, in

accordance with this section, appoint such and so many persons (in this Act

referred to as “adjudicators”) to carry out the functions assigned to them

by this Act, and

...

(11) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to an adjudicator.

C2

Partially prospective affecting

provision: application of Act restricted by

Personal Injuries Assessment

Board Act 2003

(46/2003), s. 18D(7), as inserted (14.12.2023,

8.05.2024) by

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Act 2022

(42/2022),

s. 9, S.I. No. 626 of 2023, S.I. No. 187 of 2024, commenced in respect of

certain classes of civil action ONLY.

[Appointment of mediators

18D.

(1) The Board may

from time to time appoint such and so many persons, not being members of

staff of the Board, as it considers appropriate to carry out the mediation

functions assigned to them by the Board.

...

(7) Neither the Public Service Management

(Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 nor the Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005 shall apply to a person appointed under this

section.

]

C3

Application of Act

restricted (22.08.2024) by

Control of Exports Act 2023

(27/2023), s.

39(12), S.I. No. 412 of 2024.

Appointment of

adjudicators

39.

(1) The

Minister—

(

a

) may, in

accordance with this section, appoint such and so many persons (in this Act

referred to as “adjudicators”) to carry out the functions assigned to them

by this Act, and

...

(12) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to an adjudicator.

C4

Application of collective cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (27.09.2023) by

Competition Act 2002 (Adjudication Officers) Regulations 2023

(S.I. No. 476 of 2023), art. 33(5).

Assessors

29.

(1) Where an

assessment is required under Regulation 7, 11 or 24, the relevant Minister

shall, in writing, appoint a person (in this Regulation referred to as an

“assessor”) to carry out such an assessment–

...

Terms of appointment of

assessor

33.

…

(5) Neither the Public

Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (No. 33 of 2004)

nor the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 shall apply to a person

appointed as an assessor, save to the extent that such enactments apply to

the person independently to their appointment as an assessor.

C5

Application of Act

extended (30.07.2021) by

Parole Act 2019

(28/2019), s. 17(5), S.I.

No. 405 of 2021.

Staff of Board

17.

(1) The Minister

may appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may

determine to be members of staff of the Board.

...

(5) Appointments under this

section shall be subject to the Public Service Management (Recruitment and

Appointments) Act 2004 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to

2005.

C6

Application of Act

extended (1.01.2018) by

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act

2017

(22/2017), s. 15(2)(

b

), S.I. No. 524 of 2017.

Staff of

Ombudsman

15.

(1) Subject

to subsection (4), the Ombudsman may appoint persons to be the staff of his

or her office and may determine their duties.

(2) Appointments

under subsection (1) shall be subject to—

...

(

b

) the Civil

Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C7

Application of Act restricted

(1.06.2017) by

Road Traffic Act 2010

(25/2010), s. 42(1)(

c

),

S.I. No. 241 of 2017.

Traffic

wardens.

42.—

(1) (

a

) The

Minister may authorise in writing such and so many persons as he or she may

determine to perform the functions conferred on traffic wardens by this

Part

...

(

c

) Neither

the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 nor the Civil Service Regulation

Act 1956 apply to the position of traffic warden.

C8

Application of Act

extended (1.10.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s.

24(5), S.I. No. 410 of 2015.

Staff of

Commission

24.

(1) The Minister

shall appoint such and so many of his or her officers as he or she may

determine to be members of staff of the Commission.

...

(5) Appointments under this

section shall be subject to the Act of 2004 and the Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005.

C9

Application of Act restricted by

Industrial Relations Act 1969

(14/1969), s. 4(7), as substituted

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s.

79(

e

), S.I. No. 338 of 2015.

Deputy chairman of the

Court.

4.

— ...

[

(7) The Civil Service Regulation

Acts 1956 to 2005 shall not apply to the office of deputy chairman of the

Court.

]

C10

Application of Act

extended (16.07.2014) by

Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Act

2014

(13/2014), s. 24(9), S.I. No. 304 of 2014.

Transfer of certain

members of staff of Forfás

24.

(1)(

a

) Subject

to paragraph (

b

), every person who immediately before the dissolution

day is a member of staff of Forfás shall on such day hold an unestablished

position in the Civil Service.

...

(9) A person referred to

in subsection (1) shall be subject to and employed in accordance with the

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public Office

Acts 1995 and 2001.

...

C11

Application of Act extended by

Public

Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004

(33/2004), s. 57C(8), as inserted (24.12.2013) by

Public Service

Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Act 2013

(47/2013), s. 6, commenced on enactment.

[Terms and conditions of

redeployment.

57C.

— ...

(8) If such is not the case immediately

before the redeployment day, a person redeployed under section 57B to a

position in the civil service shall, from that day, be subject to and

employed in accordance with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005

and the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

]

C12

Application of Act

extended (8.09.2011) by

Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011

(19/2011), s.

44(7), S.I. No. 453 of 2011.

Definition.

37.

— In this Part

“Board” means the Children Acts Advisory Board.

...

Transfer of staff of

Board.

44.

—(1) (

a

)

Subject to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part is an employee of the Board shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 to 2001.

C13

Application of Act

extended (22.09.2011) by

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

(37/2010), s. 38(12), S.I. No. 471 of 2011.

Transfer of certain

employees of Executive.

38.

— (1) The

Minister may, with the consent of the Executive and the Minister for Health

and Children, designate a person who, immediately before the designation, is

an employee of the Executive (other than a fixed-term employee) for

appointment to an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(12) A person

appointed under this section shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

C14

Application of Act

extended (11.11.2011) by

Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2010

(37/2010), ss. 33(12), 37(12), S.I. No. 572 of 2011.

Interpretation.

28.

—In this

Part—

...

“An Foras” means An

Foras Áiseanna Saothair.

Transfer of certain

members of staff of An Foras.

33.

— (1) The

Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Education and Skills,

designate a person who, immediately before the designation, is a member of

the staff of An Foras (other than a fixed-term employee) for appointment to

an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(12) A person

appointed under this section shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

...

C15

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.07.2010) by

Inland

Fisheries Act 2010

(10/2010), s. 82(3), S.I. No. 262 of 2010.

Powers of Minister

in operating a fishery.

82.

—(1) The Minister may, for

the purpose of operating a fishery owned by him or her, do all such things

as he or she may consider necessary for carrying on such fishery as a

commercial undertaking and which he or she could do if he or she were a

private individual and the owner of such fishery, and without prejudice to

the generality of the foregoing provision may do all or any of the

following— ...

(

e

) employ

such and so many persons as he or she thinks fit, and

...

(3) The Public Service

Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and the Civil Service

Regulation Acts 1956 and 1958 do not apply to any person employed or

appointed by the Minister under this section.

C16

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.10.2009) by

Health

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(25/2009), s. 23(7), S.I. No.

401 of 2009.

Definition.

15.

— In this

Part “ Council ” means the Women’s Health Council.

...

Transfer of

officers.

23.

— (1) (a) Subject

to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part, is an officer of the Council shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C17

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.09.2009) by

Health

(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009

(25/2009), s. 12(7), S.I. No.

288 of 2009.

Definition.

4.

— In this

Part “ Council ” means the National Council on Ageing and Older People.

...

Transfer of

employees.

12.

—(1) Every person who,

immediately before the commencement of this Part, is an employee of the

Council shall, on such commencement, hold an unestablished position in the

Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005.

C18

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.07.2009) by

Social

Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

(22/2008), s. 36(7),

S.I. No. 241 of 2009.

Definition.

30.

— In this

Part “ Agency” means the Combat Poverty Agency.

...

Transfer of

employees.

36.

— (1) (

a

) Subject

to

paragraph (b)

, every person who, immediately before the

commencement of this Part is an employee of the Agency shall, on such

commencement, hold an unestablished position in the Civil Service.

...

(7) A person referred to

in

subsection (1)

, shall be subject to and employed in accordance

with the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 2005 and the Ethics in Public

Office Acts 1995 to 2001.

C19

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (14.07.2005) by

Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004

(30/2004), s. 25(5), S.I. No. 507 of 2005.

Employees.

25.

—(1) Subject

to the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, the Council

may, from time to time, appoint such and so many persons to be employees of

the Council as the Council may determine.

...

(5) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act 1956 and the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996

shall apply to the Chief Executive Officer and to employees of the

Council.

C20

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (28.10.2004) by

Private

Security Services Act 2004

(12/2004), ss. 10(3)(a), 11(3), S.I. No.

685 of 2004.

Chief

Executive.

10.

—(1) There

shall be a chief executive officer of the Authority (in this Act referred to

as the “Chief Executive”).

…

(3) The appointment

shall either—

(

a

) be on such

terms as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance,

determine and be subject to the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956 and the

Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996, or

(

b

) be on such

other terms and conditions as may be determined by the Authority and

approved by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance.

...

Staff.

11.

—(1) The

Authority may appoint such and so many persons to be members of its staff as

may be approved from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the

Minister for Finance.

...

(3) Section

10 (3) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an appointment

under this section.

C21

Application of collectively cited

Civil

Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.09.2004) by

Residential

Tenancies Act 2004

(27/2004), s. 164(8), S.I. No. 505 of 2004.

Mediators and

adjudicators.

164.

—(1) The Board may

from time to time appoint such and so many persons who shall be known and

are in this Act referred to as “mediators” to carry out the functions

assigned to them by the Board in accordance with Part 6.

...

(8) Neither the Civil Service

Commissioners Act 1956 (or any enactment that replaces in whole or in part

that Act) nor the Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 to 1996 shall apply to

a mediator or an adjudicator.

C22

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (6.03.2003, establishment

day) by

State Examinations Commission (Establishment) Order 2003

(S.I. No. 373 of 2003), art. 25(1), in effect as per art. 4.

...

3. There shall stand

established on the establishment day a body to be known as the State

Examinations Commission, which shall perform the functions conferred on it

by or under this Order.

...

25. (1) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to—

(

a

) persons

transferred into the employment of the Commission from the Civil Service of

the State on the establishment day and

(

b

) such other

employees of the Commission as the Minister, with the consent of the

Minister for Finance, may, from time to time determine.

...

C23

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (23.12.1999) by

Education Act 1998

(51/1998), s. 44(4), S.I. No. 470 of 1999.

Establishment of

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.

39.

—(1) There

shall stand established on the establishment day a body to be known as the

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, or in the Irish language An

Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (in this Act referred to as

“the Council”) to perform the functions assigned to it by or under this

Act.

...

Staff.

44.

—(1) The

Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may appoint such and

so many persons to assist the Council in the performance of its functions as

the Minister considers appropriate.

...

(4) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to full-time, permanent employees of the Council.

C24

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (5.02.1999) by

Education Act 1998

(51/1998), s. 13(11), S.I. No. 29 of 1999.

The

Inspectorate.

13.

—(1) The

Minister shall appoint a Chief Inspector and such and so many Inspectors as

the Minister considers appropriate and the Chief Inspector and Inspectors

collectively shall be known and are referred to in this Act as the

“Inspectorate”.

...

(11) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, and the Civil Service Regulation Acts, 1956 to

1996, shall apply to Inspectors.

...

C25

Application of Act

restricted (10.04.1995) by

Heritage Act 1995

(4/1995), s. 18(6),

commenced on enactment.

Establishment of

Council.

5.

— ...

(2) There shall stand

established on the establishment day a body to be known as An Chomhairle

Oidhreachta or, in the English language, The Heritage Council to perform the

functions conferred on it by this Act.

...

Staff of

Council.

18.

— ...

(6) The Civil Service

Regulation Act, 1956, shall not apply in relation to an appointment or

engagement under this section.

C26

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (1.06.1988) by

National

Archives Act 1986

(11/1986), s. 6(3), S.I. No. 228 of 1998.

Staff of National

Archives.

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.

...

(3) The Civil Service

Commissioners Act, 1956, 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.

C27

Application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (5.06.1968) by

Imposition of Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act 1968

(11/1968),

s. 4(12), commenced on enactment.

An Coimisiún Dumpála.

4.

—(1)

There shall be a commission to be known, and in this Act referred to, as An

Coimisiún Dumpála.

...

(12) The Civil Service

Regulation Acts, 1956 and 1958, shall not apply to the office of member of

the Commission.

C28

Application of Act extended

(9.12.1959) by

Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959

(38/1959), s. 16, commenced on enactment; construed (1.01.2004) as per

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003

(28/2003), s.

12(4)(a), commenced as per s. 1(2) and 3(1)(

a

).

Interpretation.

2.

—In this

Act—

“the amending Regulation Act”

means the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1958;

...

“the Regulation Act” means the Civil Service

Regulation Act, 1956.

...

Application of Regulation Act to members

of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

16.

—(1) The

provisions of the Regulation Act and the amending Regulation Act shall, as

amended by this Act, apply to members of the staff of the Houses of the

Oireachtas.

(2) The provisions of the

Regulation Act and the amending Regulation Act, as applied by subsection (1)

of this section, shall apply to persons who are members of the staff of the

Houses of the Oireachtas on the date of the passing of this Act as well as

to persons who become members of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas

after that date.

Editorial

Notes

E1

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act extended (24.12.2003) by

National Council

for Special Education (Establishment) Order 2003

(S.I. No. 270 of

2004), art. 25, in effect as per art. 5; council dissolved (1.10.2005) by

Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004

(30/2004) s. 45(1), S.I. No. 636 of 2005.

E2

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Road Traffic Act 1961

(24/1961), s.

103(19)(

d

), as substituted (31.10.2002) by

Road Traffic Act

2002

(12/2002), s. 11, S.I. No. 491 of 2002; repealed (1.06.2017) by

Road Traffic Act 2010

(25/2010), s. 49(

a

), S.I. No. 241 of

2017.

E3

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.07.2002) by

Competition Act 2002

(14/2002), s. 35(10),

S.I. No. 199 of 2002; repealed (31.10.2014) by

Competition and Consumer

Protection Act 2014

(29/2014), s. 7(1)(

c

), S.I. No. 366 of

2014.

E4

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.10.1999) by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s.

51(3)(

a

), S.I. No. 320 of 1999; Equality Authority dissolved

(1.11.2014) with staff transferred to the Irish Human Rights Commission by

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014

(25/2014),

ss. 43(1)(

b

), 45, S.I. Nos. 449, 450 of 2014.

E5

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.10.1999) by

Employment Equality Act 1998

(21/1998), s.

75(2), S.I. No. 320 of 1999; office of the Director of Equality

Investigations renamed as the Equality Tribunal (18.07.2004) by

Equality

Act 2004

(24/2004), s. 30(

b

)(i), commenced on enactment;

repealed (1.10.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015) , s.

83(1)(

d

)(i), S.I. No. 410 of 2015.

E6

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (1.10.1991) by

Competition Act 1991

(24/1991), s. 10(4)

and sch. para. 2(5), S.I. No. 249 of 1991; repealed (1.07.2002) by

Competition Act 2002

(14/2002) s. 48(

d

), S.I. No. 199 of

2002.

E7

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (18.07.1990) by

Industrial Relations Act 1990

(19/1990), s.

32(2), commenced on enactment; rendered obsolete (1.10.2015) by

Workplace

Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 56(1), S.I. Nos. 410, 413 of 2015,

under which the Labour Relations Commission was dissolved.

E8

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

extended (25.07.1985) by

Farm Tax Act 1985

(17/1985), s. 14(8),

commenced on enactment; rendered obsolete (25.07.1990) on the expiry of the

term provided for in s. 14(1).

E9

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (16.11.1984) by

Motor Insurance Advisory Board (Establishment)

Order 1984

(S.I. No. 299 of 1984), art. 4(4); rendered obsolete

(1.05.2007) by

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(19/2007) s. 4(1) and

sch. 2, S.I. No. 178 of 2007, which repealed

Prices Act 1958

(4/1958), s. 22B (power to establish an advisory body).

E10

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (18.03.1980) by

Fisheries Act 1980

(1/1980), s. 60(3),

commenced on enactment; repealed (1.06.2010) by

Inland Fisheries Act

2010

(10/2010), s. 4 and sch 1, commenced on enactment.

E11

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (24.12.1973) by

Arts Act 1973

(33/1973), s. 8(2),

commenced on enactment; repealed (14.08.2003) by

Arts Act 2003

(24/2003), s. 4, S.I. No. 364 of 2003.

E12

Previous affecting

provision: functions of Minister for Finance transferred to Minister for the

Public Service and references construed (1.11.1973) by

Public Service

(Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions)

Order 1973

(S.I. No. 294 of 1973), arts. 4(1)(p), (6), in effect as

per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-8; superseded

(19.03.1987) by

Public Service (Transfer of Departmental Administration

and Ministerial Functions) Order 1987

(S.I. No. 81 of 1987), arts.

3, 4(1)(b), (2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9.

E13

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (20.06.1972) by

Restrictive Practices Act 1972

(11/1972),

ss. 2(2), 13(2) and sch. 1 par. 2(5), sch. 2 par. 1(5), commenced on

enactment; repealed (1.10.1991) by

Competition Act 1991

(24/1991), s.

22, S.I. No. 249 of 1991, in respect of certain purposes.

E14

Previous affecting provision

application of collectively cited

Civil Service Regulation Acts

restricted (3.06.1969) by

Industrial Relations Act 1969

(14/1969), s.

4(7), commenced on enactment; substituted (1.08.2015) as per C-Note

above.

E15

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted (3.06.1969) by

Industrial Relations Act

1969

(14/1969), s. 13(5)(b), commenced on enactment; repealed

(1.08.2015) by

Workplace Relations Act 2015

(16/2015), s. 8(1) and

sch. 2 part 1 ref. 2, S.I. No. 410 of 2015, subject to transitional

arrangements in s. 8(2).

E16

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act restricted (1.09.1968) by

Road Traffic Act

1968

(25/1968), s. 64(4), S.I. No. 169 of 1968; repealed (9.01.2013)

by

Road Traffic Act 2002

(12/2002), s. 25(2), S.I. No. 12 of

2013.

E17

Previous affecting

provision: application of Act restricted (31.12.1960) by

Rent

Restrictions Act 1960

(42/1960), s. 27(5), commenced as per s. 1(2);

repealed (26.07.1982) by

Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act 1982

(6/1982), s. 6, S.I. No. 216 of 1982.

E18

Previous affecting provision

application of Act restricted by

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959

(14/1959), s. 203(3), not commenced; repealed (29.10.1980) by

Fisheries

Act 1980

(1/1980), s. 6(1) and sch. 1, S.I. No. 323 of 1980.

Section

1.

Interpretation.

1A.

Appointment of Head of Scheduled Office.

2.

“Appropriate authority.”

3.

“Suspending authority.”

4.

Exercise of powers under

sections 6

and

7

in relation to members of the staff of the National Library of Ireland.

5.

Tenure of office of established civil servants.

5A.

Appointment of civil servants on probationary contract.

6.

Tenure of office of civil servants who are not established civil servants.

7.

Persons appointed on probation to established positions.

8.

Retiring age for civil servants.

8A.

Appointment of civil servants beyond normal retirement age.

9.

Retirement on the ground of ill-health.

10.

Retirement of

women civil servants on marriage.

(Repealed)

11.

Re-admission to

the Civil Service of certain widows.

(Repealed)

12.

Re-call of person under section 11 of the Act of 1859.

13.

Suspension of civil servants from duty.

14.

Remuneration of civil servant suspended from duty.

15.

Disciplinary measures.

16.

Unauthorised absences from duty.

17.

Miscellaneous powers of the Minister in relation to the Civil Service.

18.

Payment of remuneration of civil servants.

19.

Appointment of officers of the Attorney General.

20.

Operation of the Act.

21.

Administrative expenses.

22.

Repeals and saving.

23.

Short title and commencement.

SCHEDULE.

SCHEDULE 2.

Scheduled Offices

Number

46

of

1956