Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1978

Amendment of Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968.

1.—(1) The Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “approved institution”:

“‘approved institution’ means a university, university college, or other institution of higher education in so far as it provides a course or courses of not less than two years duration, being a course or courses of which the Minister approves for the time being for the purposes of section 2 of this Act.”

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1974.