Technological Universities Act 2018

Arrangements relating to international education mark following order under Part 2

60. (1) Where, immediately before the day appointed by order under section 36 , a dissolved body was authorised by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland to use the international education mark under section 61 of the Act of 2012, the technological university, in respect of which the order under section 36 is made shall, on and after that day—

(a) be so authorised,

(b) comply with any condition imposed under section 61(8)(b) of the Act of 2012 to which the authorisation is subject, and

(c) be liable to pay the annual charge under section 62 of the Act of 2012 in respect of the authorisation of the dissolved body.

(2) Where, immediately before the day appointed by order under section 43 , both a dissolved body and a technological university were authorised by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland to use the international education mark under section 61 of the Act of 2012, the technological university, in respect of which the order is made shall, on and after that day—

(a) comply with any condition, imposed under section 61(8)(b) of the Act of 2012, to which the authorisation of the dissolved body is subject,

(b) continue to comply with any condition imposed under that section 61(8)(b) of that Act to which its authorisation is subject,

(c) be liable to pay the annual charge under section 62 of the Act of 2012 in respect of the authorisation of the dissolved body, and

(d) continue to be liable to pay the annual charge in respect of its authorisation under that section 62 of that Act.

(3) Where, immediately before the day appointed by order under section 43 , a technological university was authorised by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland to use the international education mark under section 61 of the Act of 2012 but the applicant college was not so authorised, the authorisation of the technological university, in respect of which the order is made shall, on the appointed day, be withdrawn under section 63 of the Act of 2012.

(4) (a) For the purpose of subsection (1), the liability date applying to the technological university concerned shall be the same date as applied to the dissolved body and on the first such liability date the technological university shall pay any portion of the annual charge remaining unpaid by the dissolved body on the appointed day.

(b) For the purpose of subsection (2), the liability date shall be the anniversary of the appointed day and on the first such liability date the technological university concerned shall pay any portion of the annual charge remaining unpaid by the dissolved body on the appointed day.