Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018

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Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Section 9

Definition 1. In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 .

Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act 2. Section 1(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following definitions: “ ‘Act of 2012’ means the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 ; ‘relevant public servant’ means a public servant who is not any of the following: (a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas or a member of the European Parliament; (b) the holder of a qualifying office; (c) a new entrant; (d) a Scheme member; (e) a person to whom, if he or she were a Scheme member, section 13(4) or 26(1) of the Act of 2012 would apply; (f) a person who— (i) before the coming into operation of section 3 of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018, retired from a public service body upon or after attaining the age of 65 years, and (ii) on the coming into operation of that section, is employed by a public service body; (g) a person who is employed by the Central Bank of Ireland; ‘Scheme member’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2012;”.

Age of retirement for relevant public servants 3. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 3: “3A. (1) A relevant public servant shall retire from being a public servant at the latest upon attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under subsection (2), upon attaining that higher age.

Reckoning for superannuation purposes of service by relevant public servants 4. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 13: “13A. Subject to accruing a maximum pension as provided for by or under any enactment or public service pension scheme, any restriction on reckoning for superannuation purposes of service rendered to a public service body after a person reaches a specified age shall, in the case of a relevant public servant, be read as applying only to service rendered by that person to that body after the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2), that higher age, subject to any extension provided for in a public service pension scheme made, approved or consented to by the Minister for Education and Skills, with the consent of the Minister.”.

Application to existing retirement provisions 5. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 14: “14A. The provisions of any public service pension scheme or statutory instrument (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 2005 ) that require, or the effect of which is to require, a relevant public servant to retire or cease holding office or employment upon attaining a specified age shall be read, subject to this Act, as requiring the relevant public servant to retire or cease to hold office upon attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed under section 3A(2), upon attaining that higher age, subject to any extension provided for in any such scheme or instrument as is made, approved or consented to by the Minister for Education and Skills, with the consent of the Minister.”.

Amendment of Schedule 1 to Principal Act 6. Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph 1: “1A. A body corporate established by Act of Parliament before 6 December 1922 that, upon its establishment, was of a commercial character.”, and (b) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph 18: “18A. Shannon Group p.l.c.

18B. Teilifís na Gaeilge.”.

Amendment of Schedule 2 to Principal Act 7. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the text set out in the Schedule as Part 3 of Schedule 2 to that Act.

Amendment of section 29 of Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 8.

Section 29

of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) In this Part, ‘pensionable pay’, in relation to a public servant and in respect of a specified period, means— (a) basic pay (excluding overtime) due to the public servant in respect of that period, and (b) allowances, emoluments or premium pay (or its equivalent) so due to him or her which, by virtue of subsection (2), are treated as pensionable pay, but does not include the amount of any such basic pay, allowances, emoluments or premium pay (or its equivalent) forgone under any salary sacrifice arrangement specifically approved by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to the provision to that public servant of an exempt employee benefit.”, and (b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4): “(5) In this section— ‘Act of 1997’ means the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 ; ‘exempt employee benefit’ means a benefit specifically approved by the Revenue Commissioners which is referred to in section 118B(2)(a)(i) or (iii) of the Act of 1997; ‘salary sacrifice arrangement’ has the same meaning as it has in section 118B of the Act of 1997.”.

Short title and collective citation 9. (1) This Act may be cited as the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018.

Section 7

“PART 3 Section 3A Consequential Amendments to Acts relating to section 3A Number and Year Short Title Amendment No. 46 of 1956 Civil Service Regulation Act 1956

Section 8 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of subsection (1): ‘(b) in relation to any other civil servant, 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age.’, (b) the deletion of subsection (2), and (c) the deletion of subsection (4).

No. 26 of 1980 Ombudsman Act 1980

Section 2 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c) of subsection (3): ‘(c) shall in any case vacate the office on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’, and (b) the deletion of subsection (7).

No. 9 of 1985 Dentists Act 1985

Section 18 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): ‘(1) A person who is a permanent officer of the Council shall cease to be a permanent officer on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to cease holding office on grounds of age shall not apply.’, and (b) the deletion of subsection (2).

No. 7 of 1992 Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992

Section 21 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of subsection (14):

‘(b) The Director General shall vacate the office of Director General on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

Section 24 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of subsection (10):

‘(b) A director shall vacate his office of director on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 8 of 1993 Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993

Section 15 is amended in subsection (6) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

‘(a) The age of retirement of a person appointed to the office of Comptroller and Auditor General after 1 October 1993 shall be 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 14 of 1999 National Disability Authority Act 1999

Section 25 is amended in subsection (5) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

‘(a) The Director shall, unless he or she earlier dies, resigns or retires at any stage after attaining the earliest age to retire in accordance with a scheme under section 28 or is earlier removed from office, hold office— (i) for a period not exceeding 7 years, or (ii) for the period from the date of the appointment to the date on which he or she attains the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age, whichever is the shorter but, where the Director is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to cease holding office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 30 of 2000 Planning and Development Act 2000

Section 105 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of subsection (13):

‘(b) The chairperson shall vacate the office of chairperson on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

Section 106 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of subsection (13):

‘(b) A person shall vacate the office of ordinary member on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 37 of 2001 Local Government Act 2001

Section 147 is amended in subsection (1)—

(a) in paragraph (b) by the substitution of ‘the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age’ for ‘such age as the Minister specifies by order’, and (b) by the insertion of ‘but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of the aforementioned Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to cease to hold the employment on grounds of age shall not apply’ after ‘ceases to hold the employment’.

Section 158 is amended by the deletion of paragraph (c) of subsection (1).

No. 22 of 2002 Ombudsman for Children Act 2002

Section 4 is amended in subsection (3) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

‘(c) shall in any case vacate the office on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 32 of 2003 Official Languages Act 2003 The Second Schedule is amended in paragraph 2— (a) in the Irish text by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (c): ‘(c)éireoidh sé nó sí as oifig ar chaoi ar bith ar 70 bliain d’aois a shlánú nó, i gcás go bhforordófar aois is airde ná sin le hordú faoi alt 3A(2) den Acht um Aoisliúntas na Seirbhíse Poiblí (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2004 chun críocha an Achta sin, ar an aois sin a shlánú ach, i gcás gurb iontrálaí nua an duine (de réir bhrí an Achta sin) arna cheapadh nó arna ceapadh an 1 Aibreán 2004 nó dá éis, ní bheidh feidhm ag an gceanglas maidir le héirí as oifig ar fhoras aoise.’, and (b) in the English text by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (c): ‘(c) shall in any case vacate the office on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 25 of 2007 Medical Practitioners Act 2007

Section 26 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): ‘(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person who is a permanent officer of the Council shall cease to be a permanent officer on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age.’, and (b) the deletion of subsection (3).

No. 41 of 2011 Nurses and Midwives Act 2011

Section 30 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): ‘(1) Subject to subsection (2), an employee of the Board (including the chief executive officer) shall cease to be an employee on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age.’, and (b) the deletion of subsection (3).

No. 30 of 2014 Freedom of Information Act 2014 Schedule 2 is amended in paragraph 2 by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (c): ‘(c) shall in any case vacate the office on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to vacate office on grounds of age shall not apply.’.

No. 7 of 2018 Data Protection Act 2018

Section 15(10) is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (d):

‘(d) cease to be a Commissioner on attaining the age of 70 years or, where a higher age is prescribed by order under section 3A(2) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 for the purposes of that Act, that age but, where the person is a new entrant (within the meaning of that Act) appointed on or after 1 April 2004, the requirement to cease to be a Commissioner on grounds of age shall not apply.’. ”.

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