Education Act 1998

Short title and commencement.

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1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Education Act, 1998.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed either generally or with reference to any particular purpose, function, provision or class of school, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes, functions or provisions of this Act or different classes of schools.

(3) This Act shall come into operation in respect of any purpose, function, provision or class of school, with reference to which the Minister has not made an order under subsection (2), two years from the date of its passing.

(4) As soon as practicable after the end of the first and second years following the date of passing of this Act, the Minister shall prepare a report on the implementation of the Act and shall cause copies of the report to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(5) The Intermediate Education (Ireland) Acts, 1878 to 1924 and this Act may be cited together as the Education Acts, 1878 to 1998, and shall be construed together as one.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to section exercised (22.12.2000) by Education Act, 1998 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 495 of 2000).

2. The twenty second day of December 2000 is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 1 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 29 and 32 of the Education Act, 1998 (No. 51 of 1998), shall come into operation.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (23.12.1999) by Education Act, 1998 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 470 of 1999).

2. The 23rd day of December, 1999, is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 7 , 9, 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 27 , 28 , 30 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , and Part VII of the Education Act, 1998 (No. 51 of 1998) shall come into operation.

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Power pursuant to section exercised (5.02.1999) by Education Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 29 of 1999).

2. The fifth day of February, 1999, is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 13 , 25 , 26 , 36 and 37 and Parts VIII and IX of the Education Act, 1998 (No. 51 of 1998), shall come into operation.