Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 2001

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1998” means the Education Act, 1998 ;

“board of management” means, in relation to a school, a board of management appointed in accordance with section 14 of the Act of 1998 or such persons as are required by subsection (3) of that section to discharge the functions of a board of management;

“centre for education” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1998;

“chief executive officer” shall be construed in accordance with section 15 ;

“education plan” has the meaning assigned to it by section 30 ;

“executive function” shall be construed in accordance with section 12 ;

“functions” includes powers and duties, and references to the performance of functions include references to the exercise of powers and the carrying out of duties;

“the Irish Vocational Education Association” means a body consisting of vocational education committees, and recognised by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Education and Science;

“national association of parents” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1998;

“the Principal Act” means the Vocational Education Act, 1930 ;

“recognised school” means—

(a) a school designated by the Minister under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1998 to be a school recognised for the purposes of that Act, or

(b) a school deemed to be a school recognised in accordance with the said section 10;

“reserved function” shall be construed in accordance with section 11 ;

“service plan” has the meaning assigned to it by section 25 ;

“student” has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1998;

“vocational education committee” means a vocational education committee established under section 7 of the Principal Act.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section, Part or Schedule is a reference to a section or Part of, or a Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended, extended or adapted, whether before or after the coming into operation of this Act, by or under any subsequent enactment.