In short
This law expands the definition of "worker" under Part VI of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946, to include various individuals employed by local authorities. Its main purpose is to extend certain industrial relations provisions to these specific groups of public sector employees.
What it regulates
- The definition of "worker" within Part VI of the Industrial Relations Act, 1946.
- The inclusion of specific types of local authority employees under the scope of industrial relations.
- The process for the Government to further extend the meaning of "worker" to other local authority officers.
- The parliamentary oversight of orders made under this Act.
Who it concerns
- Servants of local authorities, vocational education committees, and committees of agriculture.
- Health inspectors.
- Nurses employed by mental hospital authorities.
- Officers of public assistance authorities whose duties relate mainly to home assistance.
Key points
- "Worker" in Part VI of the 1946 Act now includes servants of local authorities, vocational education committees, and committees of agriculture.
- It also includes health inspectors, nurses employed by mental hospital authorities, and officers of public assistance authorities dealing with home assistance.
- The Government can issue orders to further expand the definition of "worker" to other specified classes of local authority officers.
- Any order made under this Act must be presented to each House of the Oireachtas and can be annulled if a resolution is passed within 21 sitting days.
đ Legal text
Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 1955
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Number 19 of 1955.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1955.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Extension of Part VI of Act of 1946 to other persons.
3.
Laying of orders before Oireachtas.
4.
Short title and collective citation.
Acts Referred to
Industrial Relations Act, 1946
No. 26 of 1946
Mental Treatment Act, 1945
No. 19 of 1945
Public Assistance Act, 1939
No. 27 of 1939
Number 19 of 1955.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1955.
AN ACT TO EXTEND PART VI OF THE
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1946
, TO PERSONS EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. [29th July, 1955.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:â
Definitions.
1.âIn this Actâ
âthe Act of 1946â means the
Industrial Relations Act, 1946
(No. 26 of 1946);
âlocal authorityâ has the meaning given to it by subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act of 1946.
Extension of Part VI of Act of 1946 to other persons.
2. (1) In Part VI of the Act of 1946 âworkerâ shall include any person beingâ
(a) a servant of a local authority,
(b) a servant of a vocational education committee,
(c) a servant of a committee of agriculture,
(d) a health inspector,
(e) a nurse employed by a mental hospital authority within the meaning of the
Mental Treatment Act, 1945
(No. 19 of 1945),
(f) an officer of a public assistance authority whose duties relate mainly to home assistance within the meaning of the
Public Assistance Act, 1939
(No. 27 of 1939).
(2) The Government may by order extend the meaning of âworkerâ in Part VI of the Act of 1946 to include any specified class of officer of a local authority and may by order revoke any such order.
Laying of orders before Oireachtas.
3.âEvery order made under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either House, within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the order has been laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
Short title and collective citation.
4.â(1) This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act, 1955.
(2) The Act of 1946 and this Act may be cited together as the Industrial Relations Acts, 1946 and 1955.
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