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Regulations in respect of competitions.
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16.—(1) Where it is proposed to hold a competition for appointment to one or more positions, the Commissioners shall make regulations which shall include provisions in relation to the following matters—
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(a) the type or types of test of which the competition shall consist,
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(b) where the competition is to be in whole or in part a written examination, the subject or subjects of the written examination,
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(c) the mode of application for admission to the competition,
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(d) the manner in which the order of merit of the candidates is to be determined.
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(2) The Commissioners may, in making regulations under subsection (1) of this section in relation to a competition, provide, in addition to the matters specified in the said subsection (1), for all or any of the following matters—
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(a) the confining of the competition to citizens of Ireland,
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(b) the confining of the competition to a specified class of persons defined in such manner and by reference to such things (including service in the Civil Service, sex and physical characteristics) as the Commissioners think proper,
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(c) the requirement that, where females are not excluded from the competition, a female candidate to be eligible for selection shall be unmarried or a widow,
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(d) the age limits for candidates,
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(e) the fee to be paid for admission to the competition,
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(f) the expenditure (including fees for medical examination) to be met by candidates in satisfying the provisions of the regulations as to health,
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(g) such other matters (including qualifications) as the Commissioners think proper.
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(3) The Commissioners may, in making regulations under subsection (1) of this section in relation to a competition for an appointment to an unestablished position, provide that the person appointed thereto may, in certain specified circumstances, be subsequently appointed to a specified established position.
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(4) The Commissioners may make general regulations relating to all competitions or to competitions for appointments to positions of a particular class, description or grade, and may, in relation to a particular competition, do any of the following things by regulations made under subsection (1) of this section—
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(a) provide that all or any of the general regulations shall not apply,
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(b) modify all or any of the general regulations.
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(5) Regulations under subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this section shall not be made without the consent of the Minister.
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