Combat Poverty Agency Act, 1986

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Number 14 of 1986


COMBAT POVERTY AGENCY ACT, 1986


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Establishment day.

3.

Combat Poverty Agency.

4.

Functions of Agency.

5.

Strategic plans and review.

6.

Chairman and vice-chairman of Agency.

7.

Members of Agency.

8.

Meetings, committees, etc. of Agency.

9.

Grants to Agency, etc.

10.

Accounts and audits.

11.

Reports, etc. to Minister.

12.

Director of Agency.

13.

Employees of Agency.

14.

Superannuation.

15.

Membership of either House of Oireachtas or Assembly of European Communities.

16.

Consultants and advisers.

17.

Seal of Agency.

18.

Contracts by Agency.

19.

Disclosure of interest in proposed contracts, etc.

20.

Disclosure of information.

21.

Donations.

22.

Laying of regulations.

23.

Expenses.

24.

Short title.


Acts Referred to

European Assembly Elections Act, 1977

1977, No. 30

European Assembly Elections Act, 1984

1984, No. 6

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Number 14 of 1986


COMBAT POVERTY AGENCY ACT, 1986


AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY (TO BE KNOWN AS THE COMBAT POVERTY AGENCY) TO ADVISE THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ON ALL ASPECTS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PLANNING IN RELATION TO POVERTY IN THE STATE, TO INITIATE MEASURES AIMED AT OVERCOMING SUCH POVERTY AND TO EVALUATE SUCH MEASURES, TO EXAMINE THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EXTENT OF SUCH POVERTY AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROMOTE, COMMISSION AND INTERPRET RESEARCH, TO PROMOTE GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE, CAUSES AND EXTENT OF SUCH POVERTY, TO PERFORM CERTAIN OTHER FUNCTIONS CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [10th June, 1986]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: