Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 2001

Annual report of a vocational education committee.

29.—(1) A vocational education committee shall, not later than such day as may be specified by the Minister in each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report in relation to the performance of its functions during the year immediately preceding the year in which the report is so submitted, which shall include—

(a) a statement of the services provided by that vocational education committee in that year, and

(b) such other particulars as it considers appropriate or as the Minister may direct,

(hereafter in this Act referred to as the “annual report”).

(2) The adoption by a vocational education committee of its annual report shall be a reserved function.

(3) As soon as may be after adopting an annual report, a vocational education committee shall submit a copy thereof to the Minister.

(4) Copies of the annual report of a vocational education committee shall be kept at the principal office of the vocational education committee concerned and shall be made available at the principal office for inspection by members of the public, or for purchase by them at such price as may be determined by the committee, during normal office hours, and a vocational education committee shall give or publish in a newspaper circulating in the vocational education area of the vocational education committee concerned notice of the dates on which and the place at which the annual report may be so inspected or purchased.