National College of Art and Design Act 1971
Interpretation.
1.—(1) In this Act, save where the context otherwise requires—
F1["academic council", in relation to the College, means the academic council of the College under section 20A;]
“An Bord” has the meaning specified in section 4 (1) of this Act; “the College” has the meaning specified in section 2 of this Act;
F1["An tÚdarás" means An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas;]
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland; “the Director” has the meaning specified in section 17 of this Act;
“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;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“the Minister” means the Minister for Education;
F2["student of the College" means a person registered as a student by the College or a person who is a full-time officer of the student union of the College who was elected to his or her office while he or she was registered as a student by the College;]
F1["student union of the College" means the student union or other student representative body recognised by the College.]
(2) A reference in this Act to performance of functions includes, with respect to powers, a reference to exercise of powers.
(3) A reference in this Act to an officer of An Bord includes a reference to a member of the academic staff of the College.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F1
Inserted (10.11.2022) by Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 117(b), S.I. No. 554 of 2022.
F2
Substituted (10.11.2022) by Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022), s. 117(a), S.I. No. 554 of 2022.
Modifications (not altering text):
C2
Functions transferred and reference to Minister 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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National College of Art and Design Act 1971 (No. 28 of 1971)
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