Educational Exchange (Ireland and the United States of America) Act, 1991
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The Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange. |
2.—(1) There shall be a body to be known as The Ireland-United States Commission for Educational Exchange to facilitate the administration of educational and cultural exchanges between Ireland and the United States of America. | |
(2) The Commission shall stand established on such day as the Minister, with the agreement of the representative of the United States, shall by order appoint. | ||
(3) The Commission shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire, hold and dispose of land. | ||
(4) The Commission shall replace An Bord Scoláireachtaí Cómhalairte established by the Act of 1957, on the dissolution of that body under section 18 of that Act. | ||
(5) The Commission shall enjoy autonomy of management and administration subject to the provisions of this Act. | ||
(6) The Commission is established for charitable purposes only within the meaning of section 333 of the Income Tax Act, 1967 . | ||
(7) The funds made available to the Commission under the Agreement or otherwise by virtue of this Act shall, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Act, be used by the Commission for the purpose of— | ||
(a) financing studies, research, instruction and other educational activities of or for the benefit of citizens of Ireland in the United States of America, and of or for the benefit of citizens and nationals of the United States of America in Ireland; | ||
(b) financing visits and exchanges between the United States of America, on the one hand, and Ireland, on the other hand, of students, research scholars and teachers; and | ||
(c) financing such other related educational and cultural programmes and such other related educational and cultural activities as may be provided for in budgets approved in accordance with section 8 of this Act. |