Youth Work Act 2001
Number 42 of 2001
YOUTH WORK ACT 2001
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Youth Work Act 2001. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Members of Local Authorities) Act 2022 (52/2022), enacted 21 December 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including Planning And Development And Foreshore (Amendment) Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 1 of 2023), made 9 January 2023, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
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Number 42 of 2001
YOUTH WORK ACT 2001
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary
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Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of the Oireachtas. |
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Youth Work Functions of Minister and [education and training boards]
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Provision of programmes and services where none currently provided. |
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Removal of youth work functions of [education and training board]. |
Youth Work Development Plans, Programmes and Services
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Provision of youth work programmes and youth work services by Minister. |
Youth Work Officers and Organisations
Assessor of Youth Work
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National Youth Work Advisory Committee
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Youth Work Committees
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Voluntary Youth Councils
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Prescribed, Authorised, Approved and Designated Youth Organisations
Financial
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General
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National Youth Work Advisory Committee
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Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993 |
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Education Act, 1998 |
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Vocational Education Act, 1930 |
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Vocational Education Acts, 1930 to 1999 |
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Youth Work Act, 1997 |
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Number 42 of 2001
YOUTH WORK ACT 2001
REVISED
Updated to 9 January 2023
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE FUNCTIONS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES IN RELATION TO YOUTH WORK, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING OF GRANTS IN RESPECT OF YOUTH WORK, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSESSOR OF YOUTH WORK AND HIS OR HER FUNCTIONS UNDER THE ACT, TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY YOUTH COUNCILS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF ORGANISATIONS AND PERSONS ENGAGED IN YOUTH WORK AND IN THE PROVISION OF YOUTH WORK PROGRAMMES AND YOUTH WORK SERVICES AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL YOUTH WORK ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO REPEAL THE YOUTH WORK ACT, 1997, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [1st December, 2001]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Functions transferred and references to “Department of Finance” and “Minister for Finance” construed (29.07.2011) by Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 2, 3, 5 and sch. 1 part 2, in effect as per art. 1(2).
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
(2) References to the Department of Finance contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, on and after the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
3. The functions conferred on the Minister for Finance by or under the provisions of —
(a) the enactments specified in Schedule 1, and
(b) the statutory instruments specified in Schedule 2,
are transferred to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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5. References to the Minister for Finance contained in any Act or instrument under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Schedule 1
Enactments
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Part 2
1922 to 2011 Enactments
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... No. 42 of 2001 ... |
... Youth Work Act 2001 ... |
... Sections 16(8) and (9), 19(8), 23(4) and 34; Schedule, paragraph 6 ... |
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Functions transferred and references to ‘Minister for Health and Children’ and ‘Department of Health and Children’ construed (3.06.2011) by Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 218 of 2011), arts. 2, 3 and sch, in effect as per art. 1(2).
2.—(1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 3 are transferred to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
(2) References to the Department of Health and Children contained in any Act or any instrument made thereunder 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 Children and Youth Affairs.
3.—(1) The functions vested in the Minister for Health and Children by or under the Acts specified in the Schedule are transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
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(3) References to the Minister for Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
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SCHEDULE
Transfer of Functions and References to Functional Areas
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Youth Work Act 2001 (No. 42 of 2001)
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Functions transferred and references to “Minister for Education and Science” and “Department of Education and Science” construed (31.12.2008) by Youth Work (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 596 of 2008), arts. 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2).
3.—(1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 are transferred to the Department of Health and Children.
(2) References to the Department of Education and Science contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Health and Children.
4.—(1) The functions vested in the Minister for Education and Science by or under the Youth Work Act 2001 (No. 42 of 2001) are transferred to the Minister for Health and Children.
(2) References to the Minister for Education and Science contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any functions transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Health and Children.
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Functions transferred and references to “Minister for Health and Children” and “Department of Health and Children” construed (31.12.2008) by Youth Work (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 595 of 2008), arts. 3, 4, in effect as per art. 1(2).
3. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by Article 4 are transferred to the Department of Education and Science.
(2) References to the Department of Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to any administration and business transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Education and Science.
4. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Health and Children by or under section 18(4)(d) of the Youth Work Act 2001 (No. 42 of 2001) are transferred to the Minister for Education and Science.
(2) References to the Minister for Health and Children contained in any Act or instrument made thereunder and relating to the function transferred by this Article shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Education and Science.
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Functions transferred and specified bodies dissolved (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42/2004), ss. 58, 59 and sch. 3 item 60 (S.I. No. 885 of 2004).
Dissolution of health boards and other specified bodies.
58.—The specified bodies are, by this Act, dissolved on the establishment day.
Transfer of functions of specified bodies to Executive.
59.—(1) The functions that, immediately before the establishment day, were the functions of a specified body under or in connection with the enactments referred to in Schedule 3 are, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on that day.
(2) If a provision of an enactment referred to in Schedule 3 , or a provision of an instrument made under such enactment, does not come into effect until on or after the establishment day, a function that on the passing of that enactment or the making of that instrument was assigned under or in connection with that provision to a specified body is, by this Act, transferred to the Executive on the commencement of that provision.
(3) The functions transferred by this Act to the Executive include the functions specified in any enactment referred to in Schedule 3 as a function of the following:
(a) the chief executive officer of a health board;
(b) the Regional Chief Executive of the Eastern Regional Health Authority;
(c) the area chief executive of an Area Health Board.
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SCHEDULE THREE
Transfer of Functions and References to Functional Areas
Section 59 and 67.
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60.—Youth Work Act 2001
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