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Number 21 of 2006


NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title.

2. Definitions.

3. Establishment day.

4. Laying of orders and draft orders before Houses of Oireachtas.

5. Expenses.

PART 2

National Economic and Social Development Office

6. Establishment of National Economic and Social Development Office comprising National Economic and Social Council, National Economic and Social Forum and National Centre for Partnership and Performance.

7. Establishment of other bodies within Office.

8. Functions of Office.

9. Functions of Council.

10. Functions of Forum.

11. Functions of Centre.

12. Performance of functions.

13. Composition of Office.

14. Composition of Council.

15. Composition of Forum.

16. Composition of Centre.

17. Taoiseach may by order alter composition of Council, Forum and Centre.

18. Conditions of membership.

19. Meeting of body.

20. Membership of either House of Oireachtas or European Parliament.

21. Committees.

22. Disclosure by members of Office, body and staff of interests.

23. Prohibition on disclosure of information.

24. Chief Officer of Office.

25. Directors.

26. Staff of Office.

27. Superannuation.

28. Consultants and advisers.

29. Advances by Taoiseach to Office.

30. Seal of Office.

31. Accounts and audits of Office.

32. Appearance of chief officer and directors before Committee of Public Accounts and other Oireachtas Committees.

33. Strategic plan.

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.

PART 3

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.

41. Pending legal proceedings.

42. Transfer of staff.


Acts Referred to

Companies Acts

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Freedom of Information Act 1997

1997, No. 13

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

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Number 21 of 2006


NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ACT 2006


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: