Annual Report 2003

Standards Commission Publications in 2003

Ethics Acts

1. Guidelines on compliance with the Provisions of the Ethics in Public Office Acts, 1995 and 2001 - Public Servants (January 2003)

2. Report to the Committee on Members' Interests of Dáil Éireann in accordance with section 21(4) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 on the Investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into contraventions of section 21(1) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (April 2003)

3. Report to the Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann in accordance with section 21(4) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 on the Investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into contraventions of section 21(1) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (June 2003)

4. Code of Conduct for Office Holders, as drawn up by the Government pursuant to Section 10(2) of the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001 (July 2003)

Electoral Acts and Oireachtas Act, 2001

5. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on the provisions of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2001 which require members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and candidates at a Dáil or Seanad general election to open political donations accounts, and related matters (January 2003)

6. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on the registration of Third Parties and Other Persons in relation to:

A. The Referendum on Abortion (March 2002)

B. The General Election to the 29th Dáil (May 2002)

C. The Nice Treaty Referendum (October 2002) (March 2003)

7. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on the Donation Statements and Statutory Declarations, in respect of 2002, furnished to the Standards in Public Office Commission by members and former members of both Houses of the Oireachtas, representatives in the European Parliament and other persons, pursuant to section 24 of the Electoral Act, 1997 (April 2003)

8. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on Election Expenses Statements and Statutory Declarations received from election agents of candidates, national agents of political parties and other persons at the Dáil General Election of 17 May 2002 (June 2003)

9. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on Annual Donation Statements and Statutory Declarations, in respect of 2002, furnished to the Standards in Public Office Commission by political parties pursuant to section 24 of the Electoral Act, 1997 and Annual Statements of Expenditure of Exchequer Funding and Auditors' Reports, in respect of 2002, furnished to the Standards in Public Office Commission by qualified political parties pursuant to Section 20 of the Electoral Act, 1997 (June 2003)

10. Report to the Minister for Finance in accordance with Section 1(10)(11)(e) of the Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Act, 2001 on Statements of Expenditure and Public Auditors' Reports, in respect of 2002, furnished to the Standards in Public Office Commission, pursuant to Section 1.10(11)(a) and Section 1.10(11)(d) of that Act relating to the payment of an annual allowance to the parliamentary leaders of qualifying political parties (June 2003)

11. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on compliance by Third Parties with the provisions of the electoral legislation in 2002 (October 2003)

12. Report to the Ceann Comhairle in accordance with Section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, 1997 on compliance by Accounting Units with the provisions of the electoral legislation in 2002 (December 2003)

13. Review of the Electoral Acts, 1997 to 2002 presented to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (December 2003)

All of the above publications may be viewed in the Standards Commission's website - www.sipo.ie

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