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AN BILLE UM UDARAIS AITIULA (DEONTAIS ARDOIDEACHAIS), 1968 LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) BILL, 1968 Mar a leasaiodh i gCoiste As amended in Committee ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1.

Definitions.

2.

Grants by local authorities to persons in respect of higher education.

3.

Payments by local authorities towards cost of grants under Act.

4.

Grants to local authorities.

5.

Schemes by local authorities for carrying Act into effect.

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Approval of Minister of grants by local authorities under Act.

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Determination of disputes.

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Expenses of Minister.

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Repeals.

10.

Short title.

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10o of 1968] AN BILLE UM UDARAIS AITIULA (DEONTAIS ARDOIDEACHAIS), 1968 LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) BILL, 1968 BILL entitled AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING OF GRANTS IN CERTAIN CASES BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OUT OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY THEM AND BY THE OIREACHTAS TO ENABLE PERSONS TO ATTEND COURSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: Definitions.
1»—In this Act— “ the Minister ” means the Minister for Education; “ approved institution ” means any of the following which is for the time being approved of by the Minister for the purposes of this Act either generally or in relation to any particular grant or class of grants under section 2 of this Act, that is to say: (a) a university or university college, or (b) any other institution in so far as it provides courses leading to qualifications which are, in the opinion of the Minister, equivalent to university degrees.
5 10 15 20 2.—(1) A corporation of a county borough or council of a county Grants by local make grants to persons who are ordinarily resident in the func- persons?
?respect of higher education, tional area of the corporation or council for the purpose of assisting the persons to attend or continue to attend approved institutions if— 25 (a) the persons reach such standard at the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, 30 (b) the means (calculated in such manner and by reference to such matters as may be specified from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance) of the persons, if any, and of the parents or guardians of the persons do not exceed such limits as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, (c) the persons are within the appropriate age limits prescribed from time to time by the Minister, and (d) the persons comply with such other requirements as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister.
35 40 2 (2) Grants under this section shall be of such amount or amounts as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister with the con­ sent of the Minister for Finance.
3.—A corporation of a county borough or council of a county 5 shall provide in each local financial year towards the cost of making grants by it under section 2 of this Act in that year a sum equal to the sum provided by it in the local financial year ending on the 31st day of March, 1968, in respect of assistance under the Irish Universi­ ties Act, 1908, and in respect of scholarships and continuing scholar- 10 ships under the Local Authorities (Education Scholarships) Acts, 1944 and 1961.
Payments by local authorities towards cost of grants under Act.

4.—There shall be paid in each year out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas to a corporation of a county borough or council of a county such sum as, when added to the sum provided by the corpora- 15 tion or council under section 3 of this Act in any local financial year, equals the cost of the grants made by the corporation or council in that local financial year under this Act.

Grants to local authorities.

5.


—(1) A corporation of a county borough or council of a county shall prepare and submit to the Minister annually before such date 20 as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister a scheme for carrying the provisions of this Act into effect in the functional area of the corporation or council.

Schemes by local authorities for carrying Act into effect.
(2) When a scheme is submitted to the Minister under this section the Minister may either------ 25 (a) approve of the scheme, or (b) modify or alter the scheme in such manner as he thinks proper and approve of the scheme as so modified or altered.
(3) A scheme that has been approved under paragraph (a) or (b) 30 of subsection (2) of this section shall be carried out in accordance with its terms by the corporation or council by which it was pre­ pared and, for that purpose, the corporation or council shall publish the scheme in such manner as appears to them best calculated to bring the provisions thereof to the notice of persons intended to be benefited 35 thereby.
(4) A corporation of a county borough or council of a county may, at any time, prepare and submit to the Minister an amendment of a scheme approved by the Minister under paragraph (a) or (6) of sub­ section (2) of this section and the Minister may either approve or 40 refuse to approve of the amendment, and, if the Minister approves of the amendment, the scheme shall stand amended in accordance with the terms of the amendment.
(5) The preparation and submission to the Minister of schemes and amendments to schemes under this section shall be reserved functions 45 for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1955 and of the Acts relating to the management of county boroughs.

6.

—A corporation of a county borough or council of a county shall not— (a) make a grant under this Act to any person without the 50 previous approval of the Minister, or Approval of Minister of grants by local authorities under Act.
55 (b) make, during any year (other than the first year in which the grant hereinafter referred to is payable) any payments in respect of a grant under this Act consisting of a series of annual payments (payable either in one sum or in two or more instalments) during a specified period, unless the Minister has previously approved of the making, during that year, of payments in respect of that grant.

3 Determination of disputes.


7.—Every question or dispute which shall arise in relation to the interpretation or construction of a scheme under this Act shall be determined by the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.

Expenses of Minister.

8.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister 5 for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Repeals.

1908, c. 38.


9.—(1) Section 10 of the Irish Universities Act, 1908, and the Local Authorities (Education Scholarships) Acts, 1944 and 1961, are hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal effected by subsection (/) of this section shall not 10 affect any assistance under the said section 10 or scholarships or con­ tinuing scholarships under the said Local Authorities (Education Scholarships) Acts, 1944 and 1961, awarded before the passing of this Act.

Short title.
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10.—This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities (Higher 15 Education Grants) Act, 1968.

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V V AN BILLE UM UDARAIS AITIULA (DEONTAIS ARDOIDEACHAIS), 1968 l LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCA­ TION GRANTS) BILL, 1968 BILLE BILL {mar a leasaiodh i gCoiste) (as amended in Committee) da ngairtear entitled Acht do dheanamh socru chun udarais aitiula d’ioc deontas i gcasanna airithe as cisti a sholathroidh udarais aitiula agus an tOireachtas lena chumasu do dhaoine freastal ar chursai ardoideachais agus do dheanamh socru i dtaobh nithe a bhaineann leis sin.
An Act to provide for the making of grants in certain cases by local authorities out of funds provided by them and by the Oireachtas to enable persons to attend courses of higher education and to provide for matters con­ nected therewith.

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