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 .