Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act, 1994

Default provisions.

5.—(1) Where the vocational education committee—

(a) fails to make recommendations in accordance with section 4 , or

(b) makes recommendations which do not allow the Minister to implement directives issued by her,

then the Minister, by notice in writing, shall inform the vocational education committee of the nature of its default and, within one month of the date of that notice, the vocational education committee shall make such revised recommendations as will amend that default.

(2) Where, at the end of the month provided for in subsection (1), the vocational education committee remains in default, the Minister shall inform it, by notice in writing, of the nature of that default and may thereafter appoint any body of persons as the Minister thinks fit to perform the functions of the governing body.

(3) The remuneration, if any, of every person appointed under subsection (2) shall be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas under section 15 of the Principal Act.

(4) The body appointed under subsection (2) shall exercise the functions of the governing body for a period of one year or for such lesser period as the Minister, on its appointment, shall determine and at the end of that period the Minister shall appoint a governing body under section 6 of the Principal Act, or another body under this section where subsection (1) continues to apply.