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Number 4 of 2011
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STUDENT SUPPORT ACT 2011
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Expenses.
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4. Regulations.
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5. Laying of instruments before Houses of Oireachtas.
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6. Repeals and transitional arrangements.
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7. Approved institution.
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8. Approved course.
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9. Minister may appoint awarding authority.
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10. Order appointing an awarding authority.
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11. Employee or fixed term employee of appointed or transferring awarding authority.
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12. Awarding authority.
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13. Agreements relating to performance of certain functions.
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14. Student — interpretation.
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PART 2
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Grants
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15. Advances to awarding authorities.
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16. Schemes of grants.
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17. Regulations regarding applications.
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18. Application for and award of grant.
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19. Change of circumstances.
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20. Appeals to appeals officers.
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21. Appeals to Appeals Board.
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22. Inquiry officer.
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23. Offences and penalties.
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24. Recovery of debt.
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25. Student Grants Appeals Board.
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26. Temporary appointment to Appeals Board.
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27. Report of Appeals Board.
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PART 3
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Miscellaneous
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28. Processing of personal data.
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29. Confirmation of schemes of grants.
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30. Access plans and equality policy.
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SCHEDULE 1
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SCHEDULE 2
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Acts Referred to
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Adoption Act 2010
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2010, No. 21
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005
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Carer’s Leave Act 2001
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2001, No. 19
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Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
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2010, No. 24
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Companies Acts
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Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003
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Disability Act 2005
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2005, No. 14
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997
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1997, No. 2
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Guardianship of Children Acts 1964 to 1997
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Institutes of Technology Act 2006
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2006, No. 25
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Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006
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Interpretation Act 2005
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2005, No. 23
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Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1968
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1968, No. 24
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Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1978
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1978, No. 26
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Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1992
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1992, No. 19
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004
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Medical Practitioners Act 2007
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2007, No. 25
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005
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Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
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1997, No. 20
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006
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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
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2003, No. 29
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Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) 2001
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2001, No. 45
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Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999
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1999, No. 26
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007
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Refugee Act 1996
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1996, No. 17
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Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992
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1992, No. 16
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007
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Universities Act 1997
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1997, No. 24
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Vocational Education Act 1930
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1930, No. 29
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Number 4 of 2011
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STUDENT SUPPORT ACT 2011
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAKING OF GRANTS IN CERTAIN CASES BY AWARDING AUTHORITIES TO ENABLE PERSONS TO ATTEND CERTAIN COURSES OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION, TO ESTABLISH AN APPEALS BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS AN BORD ACHOMHAIRC I LEITH DEONTAS MAC LÉINN OR, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE STUDENT GRANTS APPEALS BOARD, TO REPEAL THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) ACTS 1968 TO 1992 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
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[2nd February, 2011]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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