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Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952

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This law amends previous Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts from 1938 to 1949, primarily to clarify and extend pension provisions for individuals who held ministerial office, particularly those in the First Dáil Éireann, and their widows.

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Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1952 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952 Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 19 of 1952. MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. The Acts. 2. Period of ministerial office in First Dáil Eireann. 3. Extension of meaning of “ministerial office”. 4. Widow's pension. 5. Commencement of pensions. 6. Short title, collective citation and construction. Acts Referred to Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 No. 38 of 1938 Number 19 of 1952. MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952. AN ACT TO AMEND THE MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICES ACTS, 1938 TO 1949. [9th December, 1952.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— The Acts. 1.—In this Act “the Acts” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1949. Period of ministerial office in First Dáil Eireann. 2.—For the purposes of the Acts, the period of office of a person who held ministerial office in the First Dáil Éireann shall include the period between the date of his nomination to such office and the date of the ratification of his nomination by that Dáil. Extension of meaning of “ministerial office”. 3.—It is hereby declared, for the removal of doubts, that the expression “ministerial office” in Part IV of the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938 (No. 38 of 1938), shall include the office of Director, being the ministerial head of a Department of the First Dáil Éireann, and the office held by a person acting as substitute for a Director. Widow's pension. 4.—Where the widow of a person who held a qualifying office does not qualify for a pension under the Acts, owing to the insufficiency of that person's pensionable service, she shall be entitled to receive a widow's pension of the same amount as if that person's pensionable service had been three years. Commencement of pensions. 5.—A pension payable in pursuance of section 2 , 3 or 4 of this Act shall commence to be payable— (a) in case an application therefor is duly made not later than six months after the date of the passing of this Act, on the date of such passing, or (b) in any other case, on the date on which the application is duly made. Short title, collective citation and construction. 6.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1952. (2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1952. (3) The Acts and this Act shall be construed as one. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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