(LRC Revised)

Number 1 of 2000

COMHAIRLE ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 2019

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

Comhairle Act 2000

. 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 Act 2019

(1/2019), enacted 25 January 2019, and all statutory instruments up to and including

Brown Crab (Conservation Of Stocks) Regulations 2019

(S.I. No. 26 of 2019), made 1 February 2019, were considered in the preparation of

this Revised Act.

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the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,

undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature

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any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email

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Number

1

of

2000

COMHAIRLE ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 2019

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary And General

Section

1.

Short title.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Establishment day.

4.

Expenses.

5.

Repeal.

PART II

Comhairle

6.

Establishment of Comhairle.

7.

Functions of Board.

7A.

Personal Advocacy Service.

7B.

Application for assignment of personal advocate.

7C.

Appeals.

7D.

Functions of personal advocate.

7E.

Liability for offences by bodies corporate.

7F.

Arrangement to provide services of personal advocates.

8.

Strategic plans.

9.

Membership of Board and term of office of members.

10.

Chairperson of Board.

11.

Meetings of Board.

12.

Committees of Board.

13.

Chief Executive of Board.

14.

Staff of Board.

15.

Superannuation.

16.

Disclosure by members of Board of certain interests.

17.

Disclosure by staff of Board of certain interests.

18.

Disclosure of information.

18A.

Exclusion resulting from membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European Parliament

or local authorities.

19.

Gifts.

20.

Advances by Minister to Board.

21.

Borrowing by Board.

22.

Accounts and audits.

23.

Accountability of Chief Executive.

24.

Reports and information to Minister.

24A.

Directions to Board.

25.

Consultants and advisers.

25A.

Transfer by Minister of certain rights and liabilities.

26.

Seal of Board.

PART III

Dissolution of National Social Service Board and Transitional Provisions

27.

Dissolution of former Board

28.

References to former Board in enactments.

29.

Transfer to Board of certain staff.

30.

Transfer to Board of assets and liabilities of former Board.

31.

Preservation of certain contracts and adaptation of references to former Board.

32.

Pending legal proceedings.

33.

Final accounts of former Board.

Acts Referred to

Companies Acts, 1963 to 1999

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Health (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1961

1961, No. 27

Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999

1999, No. 13

National Disability Authority Act, 1999

1999, No. 14

National Social Service Board Act, 1984

1984, No. 2

Number

1

of

2000

COMHAIRLE ACT 2000

REVISED

Updated to 1 February 2019

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW BODY TO BE KNOWN AS COMHAIRLE AND

TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE

BOARD ACT, 1984, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CONNECTED MATTERS. [2

nd March,

2000]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

References to “Board” construed (21.02.2007) by

Citizens Information Act 2007

(2/2007), s. 3(2), commenced on enactment.

Change of name of Board.

3.

—(1) The name of Comhairle is hereby changed and, following the passing of this Act,

it shall be known, in the English language, as the Citizens Information Board or,

in the Irish language, as An Bord um Fhaisnéis do Shaoránaigh.

(2) References in the Principal Act to the Board shall, following the passing of this

Act, be construed as references to the body established by section 6 of that Act whose

name is changed by subsection (1).

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text)

C1

References to “Board” construed (21.02.2007) by

Citizens Information Act 2007

(2/2007), s. 3(2), commenced on enactment.

Change of name of Board.

3.

—(1) The name of Comhairle is hereby changed and, following the passing of this Act,

it shall be known, in the English language, as the Citizens Information Board or,

in the Irish language, as An Bord um Fhaisnéis do Shaoránaigh.

(2) References in the Principal Act to the Board shall, following the passing of this

Act, be construed as references to the body established by section 6 of that Act whose

name is changed by subsection (1).