Vocational Education Act, 1930

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Number 29 of 1930.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT, 1930.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PRELIMINARY.

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Definitions.
3.	Continuation education.
4.	Technical education.
5.	Date of attainment of any particular age.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES.

6.	Vocational education areas.
7.	Establishment of vocational education committees.
8.	Constitution of vocational education committees.
9.	Elections of members of committees.
10.	Term of office of members of committees.
11.	Resignation and disqualification of members of committees.
12.	Filling of casual vacancies in committees.
13.	Meetings of vocational education committees.
14.	Triennial meetings of vocational education committees.
15.	Chairman of vocational education committees.
16.	Vice-chairman of vocational education Committees.
17.	Temporary Chairman at first meetings and triennial meetings.
18.	Procedure at meetings of committees.
19.	Meetings abandoned for want of quorum.
20.	Minutes, registers, and records to be kept by committees.
21.	Sub-committees of vocational education committees.
22.	Payment of travelling expenses to members of certain committees.
23.	Officers of vocational education committees.
24.	First chief executive officers of certain committees.
25.	Application of Part IV. of the Act of 1925.
26.	Application of certain provisions of the Act of 1925 as amended.
27.	Removal of officers and servants by the Minister.
28.	Acquisition of lands by vocational education committees.
29.	Acceptance of educational endowments by committees.

CONTINUATION EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

FINANCE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES.

42.	Rating authorities and areas of charge.
43.	Annual local contributions to vocational education committees.
44.	Preparation of annual schemes by committees.
45.	Consideration of annual scheme by estimates sub-committee.
46.	Demand by committee for annual local contribution.
47.	Treasurer of vocational education committees.
48.	Vocational education fund.
49.	Powers of borrowing.
50.	Borrowing by vocational education committee for permanent works.
51.	Grants by rating authorities.
52.	Application of certain moneys.
53.	Application of parliamentary grants.
54.	Expenses of delegates to certain conferences.
55.	Subscription to certain agencies and associations.
56.	Travelling expenses and maintenance of teachers attending certain classes.
57.	Non-application of section 51 (7) of the Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898.
58.	Audit of accounts of vocational education committees.

ENFORCEMENT OF CONTINUATION EDUCATION.

59.	Interpretation of this Part of this Act.
60.	District to which this Part of this Act applies.
61.	Courses of instruction provided by vocational education committees.
62.	Approved courses and approved schools.
63.	Obligation to attend for instruction.
64.	Reasonable excuses for failure to attend for instruction.
65.	The enforcing authority.
66.	Parents to furnish particulars of their children.
67.	Employers to furnish particulars.
68.	Information to be furnished by Juvenile Advisory Committees.
69.	Facilities for attending courses of instruction.
70.	Returns by principal teachers.
71.	Duty to enforce attendance of young persons for instruction.
72.	Parent to notify cause of absence.
73.	Failure to comply with this Part of this Act.
74.	Attendance officers.
75.	Authentication of warnings, notices, etc.
76.	Prosecutions at suit of attendance officer.
77.	Miscellaneous provisions as to prosecutions.
78.	Expenses.

ENFORCEMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

Transitory Provisions in Relation to Committees of Technical Instruction.

94.	The appointed day.
95.	Transfer of functions etc. to vocational education committees.
96.	Transfer of property to vocational education committees.
97.	Transfer of debts and liabilities to vocational education committees.
98.	Continuance of pending transactions.
99.	Transfer of officers to vocational education committees.

AMALGAMATION OF URBAN DISTRICT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AREAS WITH COUNTY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AREAS.

100.	Amalgamation of urban district and county vocational education areas.
101.	Effect of amalgamation order.
102.	Ancillary provisions in amalgamation orders.

GENERAL POWERS OF THE MINISTER.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Scheduled Urban Districts.

Rules for Payments of Travelling Expenses.

Maximum Annual Liabilities in Respect of Annual Local Contributions.

County or other Boroughs referred to in Parts V and VI of this Act.

Enactments Repealed.

Acts Referred to
Local Government Act, 1925	No. 5 of 1925
Local Government (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923	No. 9 of 1923
Local Government (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1924	No. 13 of 1924
Local Government Act, 1927	No. 3 of 1927
Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926	No. 39 of 1926
School Attendance Act, 1926	No. 17 of 1926
Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930	No. 27 of 1930
Cork City Management Act, 1929	No. 1 of 1929

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Number 29 of 1930.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT, 1930.

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION IN RELATION TO CONTINUATION EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. [21st July, 1930.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—