Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act, 1994

Failure by governing body to make regulations.

7.—(1) Where the term of office of a governing body comes to an end before that body has made valid regulations in respect of the holding of any or all of the elections provided for in section 4 , the Minister may appoint a governing body with such lesser number of members than is provided for in subsection (1) of that section, as can be appointed in the absence of such regulations.

(2) A governing body appointed under subsection (1) shall, within two months of the date of the notice of its appointment, make the regulations referred to in subsection (1) and shall cause the elections, referred to therein, to be held in accordance with such regulations.

(3) Upon the holding of the elections referred to in subsection (1) and within one month of the date thereof, the Minister shall appoint those remaining members of a governing body recommended for appointment by the vocational education committee.

(4) This section shall be deemed to have come into effect on the 1st day of January, 1994.