Industrial Training Act 1967

Number 5 of 1967

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT 1967

REVISED

Updated to 10 November 2022

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Industrial Training Act 1967. 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 the Consumer Rights Act 2022 (37/2022), enacted 7 November 2022, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 554 of 2022), made 8 November 2022, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 5 of 1967

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT 1967

REVISED

Updated to 10 November 2022

Introduction

This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.

Related legislation

Industrial Training Acts 1967 and 1994: this Act is one of two Acts included in this collective citation (Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Levy) Act 1994, s. 17(3)). The Acts in the group are:

• Industrial Training Act 1967 (5/1967)

• Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Levy) Act 1994 (3/1994) (Repealed)

Annotations

This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.

An explanation of how to read annotations is available at

www.lawreform.ie/annotations.

Material not updated in this revision

Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.

Where legislation or a fragment of legislation is referred to in annotations, changes to this legislation or fragment may not be reflected in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the legislation referred to if one is available.

A list of legislative changes to any Act, and to statutory instruments from 1972, may be found linked from the page of the Act or statutory instrument at

www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Acts which affect or previously affected this revision

• Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (31/2022)

• State Airports (Shannon Group) Act 2014 (27/2014)

• Education and Training Boards Act 2013 (11/2013)

• National Training Fund Act 2000 (41/2000)

• National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (5/2000)

• Finance Act 1999 (2/1999)

• Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Levy) Act 1994 (3/1994)

• Labour Services Act 1987 (15/1987)

• Redundancy Payments Act 1979 (7/1979)

• Redundancy Payments Act 1967 (21/1967)

All Acts up to and including Consumer Rights Act 2022 (37/2022), enacted 7 November 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision

• Industrial Training (Sporting Grounds Industry) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 405 of 2022)

• Industrial Training (Hospitality (Food and Beverage Industry)) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 782 of 2021)

• Industrial Training (Process Analytics Industry) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 129 of 2021)

• Industrial Training (Healthcare Industry) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 760 of 2020)

• Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 451 of 2020)

• Industrial Training (Arboriculture Industry) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 289 of 2020)

• Industrial Training (Recruitment Industry) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 288 of 2020)

• Industrial Training (Sales Industry) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 690 of 2019)

• Industrial Training (Digital Production Industry) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 601 of 2019)

• Industrial Training (Hairdressing Industry) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 512 of 2019)

• Industrial Training (Geoscience Industry) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 511 of 2019)

• Industrial Training (Process Analytics Industry) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 200 of 2019)

• Industrial Training (Laboratory Industry) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 409 of 2018)

• Industrial Training (Logistics Industry) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 408 of 2018)

• Industrial Training (Retail Industry) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 407 of 2018)

• Industrial Training (Property Services Industry) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 199 of 2018)

• Industrial Training (Butchery Industry) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 308 of 2017)

• Industrial Training (Information and Communications Technology Industry) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 307 of 2017)

• Industrial Training (Insurance Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 382 of 2016)

• Industrial Training (Heavy Goods Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 381 of 2016)

• Industrial Training (Financial Services Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 380 of 2016)

• Industrial Training (Culinary Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 379 of 2016)

• Industrial Training (Bakery Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 378 of 2016)

• Industrial Training (Accountancy Industry) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 377 of 2016)

• Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011)

• Employment Programmes and Services and Skills Training (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010(S.I. No. 187 of 2010)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry, 1999 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 474 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry, 1999 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 473 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry, 1999 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 472 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry, 1999 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 471 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry, 1999 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 470 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry, 1998 Scheme) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 127 of 1998)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry, 1998 Scheme) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 454 of 1997)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry, 1998 Scheme) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 453 of 1997)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry, 1998 Scheme) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 452 of 1997)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry 1998 Scheme) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 451 of 1997)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry, 1998 Scheme) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 450 of 1997)

• Labour Services Act 1987—Apprenticeship Rules 1997 (S.I. No. 168 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 51 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 50 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 49 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 48 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 47 of 1997)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 46 of 1997)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry, 1997 Scheme) Order (S.I. No. 356 of 1996)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry, 1997 Scheme) Order (S.I. No. 355 of 1996)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry, 1997 Scheme) Order (S.I. No. 354 of 1996)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry, 1997 Scheme) Order (S.I. No. 353 of 1996)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry, 1997 Scheme) Order (S.I. No. 352 of 1996)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry, 1996) Order (S.I. No. 329 of 1995)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry, 1996) Order (S.I. No. 328 of 1995)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry, 1996) Order (S.I. No. 327 of 1995)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry, 1996) Order (S.I. No. 326 of 1995)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry, 1996) Order (S.I. No. 325 of 1995)

• Labour Services Act 1987—Apprenticeship Rules 1995 (S.I. No. 198 of 1995)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 358 of 1994)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 357 of 1994)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 356 of 1994)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1994 (S.I. No 355 of 1994)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 354 of 1994)

• Labour Services Act 1987—Apprenticeship Rules 1994 (S.I. No. 228 of 1994)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1993(S.I. No. 369 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 368 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 367 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 366 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 365 of 1993)

• Labour Services Act 1987—Apprenticeship Rules 1993 (S.I. No. 236 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 118 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 117 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 116 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 75 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 74 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 73 of 1993)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 72 of 1993)

• Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 18 of 1993)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 335 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 334 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 333 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 332 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 331 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order No. 2 1992 (S.I. No. 330 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 170 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 169 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 168 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 167 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 166 of 1992)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 165 of 1992)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 300 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 299 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 298 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 297 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 296 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 295 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 294 of 1991)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 310 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 309 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 308 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 307 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 306 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 305 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 304 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 79 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 49 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 48 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 47 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 46 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 45 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 44 of 1990)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 249 of 1989)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 248 of 1989)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 247 of 1989)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 246 of 1989)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 245 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Committee) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 143 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 142 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 140 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 139 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 138 of 1989)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1989 (S.I. No. 137 of 1989)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 272 of 1988)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1988 (S.I. No 194 of 1988)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 139 of 1988)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 33 of 1988)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 311 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 310 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 309 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 183 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 182 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 181 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 80 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1987 (S.I. No. 4 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) (Amendment) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 3 of 1987)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 361 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 360 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 282 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1986(S.I. No. 245 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 219 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1986(S.I. No. 64 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 39 of 1986)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 389 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 299 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 298 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 173 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 164 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1985 (S.I. No. 74 of 1985)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 302 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 274 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 226 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 212 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 195 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 164 of 1984)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 97 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1984 (S.I. No. 79 of 1984)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 357 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 356 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 251 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 250 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 196 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 195 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1983 (S.I. No. 118 of 1983)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 353 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 326 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 291 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 290 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 214 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 213 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 175 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Textiles Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 119 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Clothing and Footwear Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 118 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 117 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 116 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 115 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 114 of 1982)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 113 of 1982)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) (No. 2) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 419 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) (No. 2) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 411 of 1981)

• Apprenticeship Act (Designated Trade) (Printing Trade) Amendment Order 1981 (S.I. No. 379 of 1981)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 378 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 315 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 305 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 251 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 244 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 111 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1981 (S.I. No. 97 of 1981)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 380 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 289 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 288 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 207 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 180 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 86 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1980 (S.I. No. 77 of 1980)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 376 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 310 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 309 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 230 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 226 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 83 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1979 (S.I. No. 82 of 1979)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 354 of 1978)

• The Industrial Training Order 1978 (S.I. No. 312 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 261 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 260 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 222 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 177 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 80 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1978 (S.I. No. 58 of 1978)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 364 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 301 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 300 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 236 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 179 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 87 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1977 (S.I. No. 81 of 1977)

• Period of Apprenticeship Amendment Order 1977 (S.I. No. 57 of 1977)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 298 of 1976)

• Period of Apprenticeship Amendment Order 1976 (S.I. No. 205 of 1976)

• Apprenticeship Educational Qualifications Amendment Order 1976 (S.I. No. 204 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 203 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 202 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 179 of 1976)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) (Amendment) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 136 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Act (Revocation of Initial Registration Fee) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 131 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 55 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No. 54 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1976 (S.I. No 25 of 1976)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 242 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 184 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 183 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 129 of 1975)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) (Amendment) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 104 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 51 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 50 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 49 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1975 (S.I. No. 1 of 1975)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 289 of 1974)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 101 of 1974)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 100 of 1974)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 73 of 1974)

• Industrial Training Levy (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1974 (S.I. No. 72 of 1974)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 336 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 264 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 253 of 1973)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Committee) (Amendment) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 203 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1970 (Amendment) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 82 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1971 (Amendment) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 81 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order, 1970 (Amendment) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 80 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 79 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1973 (S.I. No. 75 of 1973)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 321 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 305 of 1972)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 297 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 206 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 205 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order, 1971 (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 199 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order, 1971 (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 198 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order, 1971 (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 197 of 1972)

• Industrial Training (Chemical and Allied Products Industry) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 181 of 1972)

• Industrial Training (Textiles Committee) (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 107 of 1972)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) (Amendment) Order 1972 (S.I. No. 106 of 1972)

• Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Order 1971 (S.I. No. 299 of 1971)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 266 of 1971)

• Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Industry) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 220 of 1971)

• Industrial Training Levy (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1971 (S.I. No. 9 of 1971)

• Industrial Training Levy (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 270 of 1970)

• Industrial Training Levy (Appeal Tribunal) Regulations 1970 (S.I. No. 166 of 1970)

• Industrial Training Levy (Textiles Industry) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 131 of 1970)

• Industrial Training (Textiles Industry) (Amendment) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 97 of 1970)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Committee) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 87 of 1970)

• Industrial Training (Printing and Paper Industry) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 21 of 1970)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Committee) Order 1970 (S.I. No. 3 of 1970)

• Industrial Training (Food, Drink and Tobacco Industry) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 260 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Clothing & Footwear Committee) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 219 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Construction Committee) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 172 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Textiles Committee) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 171 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Committee) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 121 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Construction Industry) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 47 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Clothing and Footwear Industry) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 44 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Engineering Industry) Order 1969 (S.I. No. 40 of 1969)

• Industrial Training (Textiles Industry) Order 1968 (S.I. No. 278 of 1968)

• Industrial Training Act 1967 (Establishment Day) Order 1967 (S.I. No. 117 of 1967)

All statutory instruments up to and including Higher Education Authority Act 2022 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 554 of 2022), made 8 November 2022, were considered in the preparation of this revision.

Number 5 of 1967

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT 1967

REVISED

Updated to 10 November 2022

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Interpretation.
3.	Establishment day.
4.	Application in relation to employment by the State.
5.	Rules (prescribed matters).
6.	Expenses of Minister.
7.	Repeals.

PART II

An Chomhairle Oiliúna

8.	Establishment of An Chomhairle Oiliúna. (Repealed)
9.	Functions of An Chomhairle. (Repealed)
10.	Chairman’s superannuation scheme. (Repealed)
11.	Chief Officer. (Repealed)
12.	Officers and servants (other than Chief Officer) of An Chomhairle. (Repealed)
13.	Superannuation of officers and servants of An Chomhairle. (Repealed)
14.	Accounts and Audits. (Repealed)
15.	Annual Report, etc. (Repealed)
16.	Grants to, and investment of moneys by, An Chomhairle. (Repealed)
17.	Power of An Chomhairle to borrow temporarily. (Repealed)
18.	Gifts. (Repealed)

PART III

Industrial Training

Chapter I

Grants, Loans and Levies

19.	Grants and loans for provision of certain courses and facilities.
20.	Grants for training of workers in certain undertakings.
21.	Levies. (Repealed)
22.	Appeal tribunals.

Chapter II

Designated Industrial Activities

23.	Designated industrial activities.
24.	Industrial training committees. (Repealed)
25.	Joint industrial training committees. (Repealed)
26.	Power to obtain information from employers.

Chapter III

Apprenticeship

27.	Apprentice.
28.	Certain persons may be declared to be apprentices for the purposes of Act.
29.	Notice of intention to make rules.
30.	Publication of notice of making of rules.
31.	Taking of persons into employment by way of apprenticeship.
32.	Education of apprentices.
33.	Register of persons employed as apprentices.
34.	Notifications.
35.	Interference with employers.
36.	Arrangements in case of trade dispute.

Chapter IV

Miscellaneous

37.	Advisory committees.
38.	Fees payable to An Chomhairle.
39.	Power to exempt employers in certain cases.
40.	Restriction of section 48 of Industrial Relations Act, 1946, and on certain agreements and orders under that Act.

PART IV

Miscellaneous

41.	Power to ensure the provision, as respects activity of industry, of trained persons.
42.	Powers of authorised officers.
43.	Certificates of authorised officers.
44.	Posting of copies or abstracts of rules.
45.	Offences and penalties.
46.	Prosecution of offences.
47.	Proof of orders, rules and regulations.
48.	Service and signing of notices.
49.	Transitional provisions.

FIRST SCHEDULE (Repealed)

SECOND SCHEDULE (Repealed)

Acts Referred to
Apprenticeship Act, 1959	1959, No. 39
Undeveloped Areas Act, 1952	1952, No. 1
Industrial Grants (Amendment) Act, 1963	1963, No. 4
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited Act, 1959	1959, No. 36
Industrial Relations Act, 1946	1946, No. 26
Documentary Evidence Act, 1925	1925, No. 24
Companies Act, 1963	1963, No. 33
Finance Act, 1895	1895, c. 16

Number 5 of 1967

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ACT 1967

REVISED

Updated to 10 November 2022

AN ACT TO MAKE BETTER PROVISION FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS AN CHOMHAIRLE OILIÚNA AND TO DEFINE ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPOSITION BY AN CHOMHAIRLE OILIÚNA OF LEVIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING, TO REPEAL THE APPRENTICESHIP ACT, 1959, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [7th March, 1967.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

Annotations

Modifications (not altering text):

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

...

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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Application of Act restricted (1.04.2000) by National Minimum Wage Act 2000 (5/2000), s. 5(b), S.I. No. 96 of 2000.

Non-application of Act.

5.—This Act does not apply to the remuneration of a person who is— ...

(b) an apprentice within the meaning of or under the Industrial Training Act, 1967, or the Labour Services Act, 1987.

Instruments made under Act carried forward and validity of certain actions unaffected (18.07.1987) by Labour Services Act 1987 (15/1987), s. 21, commenced on enactment.

Saving for certain orders, regulations rules, exemptions, committees, etc.

21.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any order, regulation, rule, exemption, approval or notice made, given or served, or any committee established, declared or appointed, by An Chomhairle under the Act of 1967 before the establishment day and every such order, regulation, rule, exemption, approval, notice and committee shall, if and in so far as it was operative or in existence, as the case may be, immediately before the establishment day, continue in force or continue in existence, as the case may be, and have effect on and after that day as if it had been validly made, given or served or established, declared or appointed under the Act of 1967 by An Foras.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the validity of any act which was done before the establishment day by or on behalf of the Minister in connection with or for the purposes of the Manpower Service or by or on behalf of An Chomhairle or the Agency and every such act shall, if and in so far as it was operative immediately before that day, have effect on and after that day as if it had been done by or on behalf of An Foras.

Editorial Notes:

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred to Department of and Minister for Education and Science and references to “Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ” and “Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment ” construed (1.05.2010) by Employment Programmes and Services and Skills Training (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 187 of 2010), arts. 2 and 3, subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4-8; superseded as per C-note above.

Previous affecting provision: Act included in collective citation (25.03.1994) by Industrial Training (Apprenticeship Levy) Act 1994 (3/1994) s. 17(3), S.I. No. 61 of 1994; repealed (21.12.2000) by National Training Fund Act 2000 (41/2000), s. 9 and sch., S.I. No. 494 of 2000.

Previous affecting provision: functions transferred to Department of and Minister for Industry and Commerce and references to “Department of Labour” and “Minister for Labour” construed (20.01.1993) by Labour (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 18 of 1993), arts. 3, subject to transitional provisions in arts. 5-9; superseded as per E-note above.

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