Further Education and Training Act 2013

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Interpretation.

2.— In this Act—

“Act of 1995” means the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995;

“An tSeirbhís” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6;

“chief executive” has the meaning assigned to it by section 23;

“dissolved body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 37;

“education and training board” means an education and training board established by section 9 of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013;

“further education and training strategy” means a strategy approved by the Minister under section 9;

“material interest” shall be construed in accordance with section 2(3) of the Act of 1995;

“Minister” means the Minister for Education and Skills;

“superannuation benefit” means a pension, gratuity or other allowance payable on resignation, retirement or death.

Annotations

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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Further Education and Training Act 2013 (No. 25 of 2013)

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