Industrial Training Act 1967
Interpretation.
2.—(1) In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires—
“the Act of 1959” means the Apprenticeship Act, 1959 (repealed by this Act);
F1[“activity of industry” includes any activity of commerce or of a trade or occupation, and also includes any activity of a distinct branch of an industry, of commerce or of a trade or occupation;]
“An Cheard Chomhairle” means the body established by section 8 of the Act of 1959;
“An Chomhairle” has the meaning specified in subsection (1) of section 8 of this Act;
“apprentice” means a person employed by way of apprenticeship in a designated industrial activity and includes any person to whom regulations under section 28 of this Act apply;
“authorised officer” means a person appointed by An Chomhairle to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act;
“designated industrial activity” means an activity of industry which is for the time being declared by an order under section 23 of this Act to be a designated industrial activity;
“the establishment day” means the day appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act by order of the Minister under section 3 of this Act;
“industrial training committee” means a body which is an industrial training committee under an order under section 24 of this Act;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Labour;
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by An Chomhairle under this Act;
(2) Except in subsection (2) of section 11 and subsection (1) of section 13 of this Act, any reference in this Act to the Chief Officer includes a reference to a chairman of An Chomhairle who is acting as Chief Officer.
(3) A reference in this Act to performance of functions includes, as respects powers, a reference to exercise of those powers.
Annotations:
Amendments:
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Substituted (10.11.2022) by Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 137, S.I. No. 554 of 2022, art. 2(j).
Modifications (not altering text):
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Functions transferred and references construed (21.10.2020) by Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 451 of 2020), arts. 2, 3(1)(a), (2) and sch., in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
(2) References to the Department of Education and Skills contained in any Act or any instrument made under such Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Education and Skills -
(a) by or under the Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule, and
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are transferred to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
(2) References to the Minister for Education and Skills contained in any Act or instrument made under such Act and relating to any functions transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
SCHEDULE
Article 3
Part 1
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Industrial Training Act 1967 (No. 5 of 1967)
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Editorial Notes:
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Designated industrial activities (26.07.2022) by Industrial Training (Sporting Grounds Industry) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 405 of 2022)
2. The following activities are hereby declared to be designated industrial activities for the purposes of the Industrial Training Act 1967 (No. 5 of 1967):
(a) creating, preparing and maintaining outdoor grounds including parks, grassland, sporting facilities and artificial sports pitches for sporting and recreational purposes.