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Ombudsman (Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 38)Introductory TextActs Referred toPart 1 Preliminary and General (ss. 1-16)1. Short title and commencement.2. Definition.3. Amendment of section 1 (definitions) of Principal Act.4. Reviewable agency.5. Amendment of section 2 (appointment and term of office of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.6. Amendment of section 4 (functions of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.7. Duty on reviewable agencies to give assistance and guidance, etc.8. Amendment of section 5 (exclusions) of Principal Act.9. Amendment of section 6 (reports, etc., by the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.10. Amendment of section 7 (powers of Ombudsman in respect of examinations and investigations) of Principal Act.11. Amendment of section 8 (conduct of investigations) of Principal Act.12. Reference of questions of law to High Court.13. Amendment of section 9 (secrecy of information) of Principal Act.14. Amendment of section 10 (staff of the Ombudsman) of Principal Act.15. Use of title of ombudsman.16. Substitution of Schedules.Part 2 Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments (ss. 17-20)17. Definition (Part 2).18. Amendment of section 28 (Director) of Act of 2004.19. Amendment of section 29 (Accounting officer and accounts, etc.) of Act of 2004.20. Staff of Office of Commission.Part 3 Consequential Amendments of other Acts (ss. 21-26)21. Amendment of section 50 of British-Irish Agreement Act 1999.22. Amendment of Ombudsman for Children Act 2002.23. Amendment of section 36 of Official Languages Act 2003.24. Amendment of section 28 of Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Act 2005.25. Amendment of section 40 of Disability Act 2005.ScheduleSchedule, Part 1 Schedule Replacing First Schedule to Principal ActSchedule, Part 2 Schedule Replacing Second Schedule to Principal Act
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: No known changes
Version date: 30 April 2013 - onwards
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12. Reference of questions of law to High Court.

 The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 8:

"8A. The Ombudsman may refer any question of law arising in an investigation under this Act to the High Court for determination.".

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