The Gazette 1991

GAZETTE

i SEPTEMBER 1991

roads authority, provides fo r

motorways, busways and pro-

tected roads, and other connected

matters.

Presented by the Minsiter for the

Environment 25/4/91.

Present Position: no progress.

Local Government Act, 1991

(No. 11 o f 1991).

Presented by the Minister for the

Environment 2/5/91.

Provisions: amends and extends

the la w relating t o local

government; covers a wide range of

matters including local government

structures and boundaries, powers,

functions and procedures of local

authorities, provisions relating t o

elected members and managers of

local authorities, and other related

matters.

Present position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 17/5/91

and

enacted.

Health (Amendment) Act, 1991

(No. 15 of 1991).

Provisions: amends and extends

the Health Act, 1970, and the

Health Contributions Act, 1979,

relating to the eligibility for health

services.

Presented b y the Minister for

Health 15/5/91.

Present position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 30/5/91

and

enacted.

1991).

Provisions: provides fo r th e

charging and imposition of certain

duties o f customs and inland

revenue (including excise); amends

the law relating thereto and makes

further provision in connection with

finance.

Introduced by the Minister for

Finance; ordered by Dail Eireann to

be printed 21/3/91.

Present Position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 28/5/91

and

enacted.

Competition Act, 1991

(No. 24 of

1991).

Provisions: primary purpose of the

Act is to prohibit anti-competitive

practices and agreements and the

abuse of dominant positions in the

market; provisions are based o n

Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty of

Rome and will apply t oal l

undertakings in the State engaged

Introduced by Deputy A. Shatter:

ordered b y Dail Eireann t o b e

printed 13/12/90.

Present position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 21/5/91

and

enacted.

Worker Protection (Regular Part-

Time Employees) Act, 1991

(No.

5 of 1991).

Provisions: extends to regular part-

time employees the benefits o f

Acts relating to employment.

Presented b y the Minister for

Labour 18/12/90.

Present position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 20/3/91

and

enacted.

Social Welfare Act, 1991

(No. 7

of 1991).

Provisions: provides fo r th e

increases from July in the rates of

social welfare payments an -

nounced i n the Budget and fo r

other connected matters. Amends

and extends the

Social Welfare

Acts, 1981 to 1990,

the

Pensions

Act, 1990,

S.69 of the

Health Act,

1970

and S.285 (2 ) o f th e

Companies Act, 1963.

Presented b y the Minister for

Social Welfare 14/3/91.

Present position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 26/3/91

and

enacted.

Finance Act, 1991

(No. 13 o f

in trade i ngoods and services.

Establishes a

compe t i t i on

authority; amends the Mergers,

Take-Overs an d Monopolies

(Control) Act, 1978, repeals the

Restrictive Practices Acts, 1972

and the sections of the Restrictive

Practices (Amendment) Act, 1987,

which relate to restrictive practices

and fair trade.

Presented b y the Minister for

Industry and Commerce 12/4/91.

Present Position: passed by both

Houses of the Oireachtas 17/7/91

and

enacted.

Liability for Defective Products

Bill, 1991

(plus Explanatory

Memo).

Provisions: enables effect t ob e

given to the provisions of Council

Directive No. 85/374/EEC o f2 5

July, 1985, on the approximation of

the laws, regulations an d

administrative provisions o f the

Member States o f th eE C

concerning liability for defective

products.

Presented b y the Minister for

Industry and Commerce 24/4/91.

Present Position: second stage in

the Dail passed 6/6/91.

Roads Bill, 1991

(plus Explanatory

and Financial Memo).

Provisions: provides fo r th e

construction and maintenance of

public roads, establishes a national

CAL L FO R PHOTOGRAPH

Call to Photographers

photograph is not only an image (as a painting is an

image), an interpretation of the real, it is also a trace,

something directly stencilled off the real, like a footprint

or a death mask".

Susan Sontag

Readers are requested to send (old and new) photographs of lawyers

and photographs (old and new) of scenes associated with lawyers

which will be considered for publication in the

Gazette.

From time to

time a photograph is also required for the front cover.

Readers will appreciate that not all photographs, negatives, etc are

capable o f being reproduced satisfactorily on the

Gazette

paper.

Accordingly, i tmay not be possible t o reproduce all photographs

submitted. Photographs must be clear, of an appropriate quality, and

should be accompanied by a description of the persons or the scene

(Courthouse, etc.) th e subject matter o f the photograph. Al l

photographs, negatives, etc will be returned to the owners.

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