Education Act 1998

Regulations.

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33.The Minister, following consultation with patrons, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations and recognised trade unions and staff associations representing teachers, may make regulations for the purpose of giving effect to this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Minister may make regulations relating to all or any of the following matters:

(a) the recognition of schools and the withdrawal of recognition from schools;

(b) the making of grants by the Minister to schools and centres for education;

(c) the appointment and qualifications of persons who are to be employed as teachers in schools or centres for education;

(d) the inspection of schools;

(e) the building, maintenance and equipment of schools;

(f) the length of the school year, school week and school day;

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(h) access to schools by school attendance officers and other persons;

(i) access to schools and centres for education by students with disabilities or who have other special educational needs, including matters relating to reasonable accommodation and technical aid and equipment for such students;

(j) procedures for the promotion of effective liaison and co-operation by schools and centres for education with—

(i) other schools and centres for education,

(ii) local authorities (within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1941),

F55[(iii) the Health Service Executive F56[and the Child and Family Agency], and]

(iv) voluntary and other bodies which have a special interest in education, in particular, education of students with special educational needs;

(k) appeals, and

(l) the curriculum of schools.

Annotations

Amendments:

F54

Repealed (1.02.2020) by Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 (14/2018), s. 12(a), S.I. No. 6 of 2020.

F55

Substituted (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42/2004), s. 75 and sch. 7 part 8 item 4, S.I. No. 887 of 2004.

F56

Inserted (1.01.2014) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013), s. 97 and sch. 2 part 11 item 4, S.I. No. 502 of 2013.

Editorial Notes:

E23

Power pursuant to section exercised (21.04.2015) by Education Act 1998 (Publication of Inspection Reports on Schools and Centres for Education) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 153 of 2015).

E24

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (30.01.2006) by Education Act 1998 (Publication of Inspection Reports on Schools and Centres for Education) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 49 of 2006); revoked (21.04.2015) by Education Act 1998 (Publication of Inspection Reports on Schools and Centres for Education) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 153 of 2015), reg. 4.