Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999

PART I

Preliminary And General

Short title, commencement, collective citation and construction.

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act, 1999.

(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or different provisions.

(3) (a) Chapter IV of Part IV and, in so far as they relate to that Chapter, this section and section 2 shall be construed as one with the Regional Technical Colleges Acts, 1992 to 1999, and shall be included in the collective citation “the Regional Technical Colleges Acts, 1992 to 1999”.

(b) The Dublin Institute of Technology Acts, 1992 and 1994, Part V and, in so far as they relate to that Part, this section and section 2 may be cited together as the Dublin Institute of Technology Acts, 1992 to 1999, and shall be construed together as one.

(c) The Universities Act, 1997 , Part VI and, in so far as they relate to that Part, this section and section 2 may be cited together as the Universities Acts, 1997 and 1999, and shall be construed together as one.

(d) The Labour Services Act, 1987 , section 62 and, in so far as they relate to that section, this section and section 2 , may be cited together as the Labour Services Acts, 1987 and 1999, and shall be construed together as one.