Employment Premium Act, 1975

Determination of application of Scheme.

3.—(1) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, so far as the Scheme applies to manufacturing industries determine (and shall specify in the Scheme) the industries or the activities in specified industries to which the Scheme applies and the persons or classes of persons to whom it applies.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, a determination under this section, may be made by reference to such matter or in such manner as the Minister thinks fit and, in respect of such a determination of a person or class of persons may include a requirement of a specified minimum period of unemployment.

(3) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, specify in the Scheme industries, activities in specified industries, persons or classes of persons (denoted by reference to any matter or in any manner which he thinks fit) to which the Scheme does not apply.