Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Act 2021
Definitions | ||
1. In this Act— | ||
“Act of 1998” means the Education Act 1998 ; | ||
“accredited grade” has the meaning given to it by section 2 ; | ||
“board of management”, in relation to a recognised school, means a board of management established under section 14 of the Act of 1998; | ||
“candidate” has the same meaning as in Part VIII of the Act of 1998; | ||
“centre for education” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1998; | ||
“Commission” means the State Examinations Commission established under the State Examinations Commission (Establishment) Order 2003 ( S.I. No. 373 of 2003 ); | ||
“estimated mark” has the meaning given to it by section 2 ; | ||
“Junior Certificate Examination” means the examination of that name referred to in Schedule 2 to the Act of 1998; | ||
“Leaving Certificate 2021” means the award to be made to a candidate in respect of— | ||
(a) either or both of the following: | ||
(i) the Leaving Certificate Examination that is due to take place in 2021; | ||
(ii) accredited grades, | ||
or | ||
(b) accredited grades, where the Leaving Certificate Examination that is due to take place in 2021 does not take place; | ||
“Leaving Certificate Examination” means the examination of that name referred to in Schedule 2 to the Act of 1998; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Education; | ||
“patron” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1998; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under section 7 ; | ||
“principal” means— | ||
(a) a Principal within the meaning of the Act of 1998, or | ||
(b) a person (other than a Principal referred to in paragraph (a)) who has responsibility for the day to day management and direction of teachers or tutors, as the case may be; | ||
“process of standardisation” has the meaning given to it by section 2 ; | ||
“recognised school” has the same meaning as in the Act of 1998; | ||
“registered teacher” has the same meaning as in the Teaching Council Act 2001 ; | ||
“subject” means a subject comprised in the Leaving Certificate Examination (including the subjects specified in the Schedule ); | ||
“system of accredited grades” shall be construed in accordance with section 2 ; | ||
“teacher” means a person who— | ||
(a) is a registered teacher, or | ||
(b) is employed in the place of a registered teacher in a recognised school pursuant to section 24 of the Act of 1998; | ||
“tutor” means a person who is not a teacher but who— | ||
(a) is teaching in a centre for education, | ||
(b) is teaching in a place where the Leaving Certificate Examination is due to take place in 2021, | ||
(c) is providing an estimated mark for a subject specified in the Schedule , or | ||
(d) is designated as a tutor by the Minister by order made under section 8 . |