Apprenticeship Act, 1959

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Power to exclude certain apprenticeship agreements, schemes and arrangements.

56.—(1) Where An Chomhairle is of opinion that a person, carrying on a designated trade in an apprenticeship district for the purposes of the trade, has in operation in the trade and in the district an agreement, scheme or arrangement for the recruitment and training of apprentices which is suitable for certification under this section, An Chomhairle may by certificate declare the agreement, scheme or arrangement, as the case may be, to be excluded in relation to specified provisions of this Act and thereupon, in relation to those provisions—

(a) the person shall be regarded as not carrying on the trade in the district, and

(b) persons employed by him by way of apprenticeship in the trade and in the district shall be regarded as not being so employed.

(2) Where a certificate under this section declares an agreement, scheme or arrangement to be excluded in relation to specified provisions of this Act and, after the issue of the certificate, the agreement, scheme or arrangement is modified in any respect by the persons entitled to do so, those persons shall forthwith inform An Chomhairle of the nature of the modification.

(3) An Chomhairle shall take such steps as it considers appropriate for informing persons affected by a certificate under this section of the issue of such certificate.

(4) An Chomhairle may by certificate amend or revoke a certificate under this section.