National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007

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1. Art. 1 Short Title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Expenses.
4. Art. 4 Transfer to Minister of share owned by Irish National Petroleum Corporation Limited in National Oil Reserves Agency Limited.
5. Art. 5 Share transfer day.
6. Art. 6 Transfer costs and stamp duty.
7. Art. 7 Continuation of Agency.
8. Art. 8 Object and functions of Agency.
9. Art. 9 Additional functions.
10. Art. 10 Share capital of Agency.
11. Art. 11 Issue of shares.
12. Art. 12 Exercise by Minister of functions exercisable by shareholders.
13. Art. 13 Memorandum and articles of association.
14. Art. 14 Board of directors.
15. Art. 15 Strategy statement.
16. Art. 16 Power to establish subsidiaries.
17. Art. 17 Power to charge and recover fees.
18. Art. 18 Power to engage consultants and advisers.
19. Art. 19 Chief executive (appointment and term of office).
20. Art. 20 Functions of chief executive.
21. Art. 21 Staff of Agency.
22. Art. 22 Superannuation.
23. Art. 23 Membership of either House of Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authority.
24. Art. 24 Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
25. Art. 25 Code of conduct.
26. Art. 26 Power to borrow.
27. Art. 27 Temporary borrowing.
28. Art. 28 Annual report.
29. Art. 29 Accounts and audit.
30. Art. 30 Information to Minister on performance of functions.
31. Art. 31 Information to Oireachtas on performance of functions.
32. Art. 31A Appointment of National Treasury Management Agency to act on behalf of Agency in certain matters.
33. Art. 32 Duty of Agency.
34. Art. 33 Holding contracts.
35. Art. 34 Duties of Minister.
36. Art. 35 Release of oil stocks in cases of particular urgency.
37. Art. 36 Definitions for Part 5.
38. Art. 37 Liability of oil companies and oil consumers to pay levy.
39. Art. 37A Payment into Climate Action Fund by direction of Minister
40. Art. 37B Climate Action Fund
41. Art. 38 Exemptions from levy.
42. Art. 39 Volume assessment.
43. Art. 40 Calculation of levy.
44. Art. 41 Levy assessment notice.
45. Art. 42 Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.
46. Art. 43 Recovery of unpaid levy and interest.
47. Art. 43A Exchange of information
48. Art. 44 Regulations relating to levy.
49. Art. 44A Definitions for Part 5A.
50. Art. 44B Conversion factors.
51. Art. 44C Renewable transport fuel obligation.
52. Art. 44D Rate of renewable transport fuel obligation, advanced biofuel and renewable fuels of non-biological origin obligation, crop cap and high ILUC-risk biofuel.
53. Art. 44DA Prohibition on certification of supply of certain biofuels and biogas
54. Art. 44E Renewable transport fuel obligation account.
55. Art. 44F Manage-ment of renewable transport fuel accounts.
56. Art. 44G Renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.
57. Art. 44GA Obligation to include minimum percentage volume of renewable transport fuel
58. Art. 44H Statement of account.
59. Art. 44I Compliance with renewable transport fuel obligation.
60. Art. 44J Discharge of renewable transport fuel obligation or advanced biofuel obligation by payment.
61. Art. 44K Transfer of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.
62. Art. 44L Cancellation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificate where renewable transport fuel exported from the State.
63. Art. 44M Revocation of renewable transport fuel obligation certificates.
64. Art. 44N Renew-able transport fuel levy.
65. Art. 44O Volume assessment.
66. Art. 44P Calculation of renewable transport fuel levy.
67. Art. 44Q Renew-able transport fuel levy assessment notice.
68. Art. 44R Interest on unpaid amount of assessment.
69. Art. 44S Recovery of unpaid renewable transport fuel levy and interest.
70. Art. 44T Regulations relating to renewable transport fuel levy.
71. Art. 44U Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.
72. Art. 44V Formula for determining interest rate.
73. Art. 44W Keeping of records.
74. Art. 44X Renewable transport fuel standards.
75. Art. 44Y Exemption from renewable transport fuel obligation in cases of particular urgency
76. Art. 45 Definitions for Part 6.
77. Art. 46 Authorised officers.
78. Art. 47 Powers of authorised officers.
79. Art. 48 Search warrants.
80. Art. 49 Duty of authorised officers to report certain matters.
81. Art. 50 Offences.
82. Art. 51 Indemnification.
83. Art. 52 Amendment of section 7 of Act of 2001.
84. Art. 53 Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2001.
85. Art. 54 Amendment of section 9 of Act of 2001.
86. Art. 55 Amendment of Third Schedule to Freedom of Information Act 1997.
87. Art. 56 Revocation.
88. Art. 57 Regulations to give effect to acts of European Communities.
89. Art. 58 Regulations and orders.
90. Art. 59 Minister’s power to make regulations relating to returns.
91. Art. 59A Claims for repayment where overpayment in respect of levy or biofuel levy.
92. Art. 60 Laying of regulations and orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
93. Art. 61 Power of Minister to apply for compliance order and issue directions.
94. Art. 62 Minister’s prior approval required for certain contracts, holding contract obligations, etc.
95. Art. 63 Burden of proof in certain proceedings.
96. Art. 64 Prosecution of offences.
97. Art. 65 Offences by bodies corporate.
98. Art. 66 Penalties.
99. Art. 67 Giving of notices.
100. Art. 68 Oil Emergency Plan
101. Art. 69 Register
102. Art. 70 Provision of information by Minister to Minister for Transport