Student Support Act 2011

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Number 4 of 2011


STUDENT SUPPORT ACT 2011


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Interpretation.

3. Expenses.

4. Regulations.

5. Laying of instruments before Houses of Oireachtas.

6. Repeals and transitional arrangements.

7. Approved institution.

8. Approved course.

9. Minister may appoint awarding authority.

10. Order appointing an awarding authority.

11. Employee or fixed term employee of appointed or transferring awarding authority.

12. Awarding authority.

13. Agreements relating to performance of certain functions.

14. Student — interpretation.

PART 2

Grants

15. Advances to awarding authorities.

16. Schemes of grants.

17. Regulations regarding applications.

18. Application for and award of grant.

19. Change of circumstances.

20. Appeals to appeals officers.

21. Appeals to Appeals Board.

22. Inquiry officer.

23. Offences and penalties.

24. Recovery of debt.

25. Student Grants Appeals Board.

26. Temporary appointment to Appeals Board.

27. Report of Appeals Board.

PART 3

Miscellaneous

28. Processing of personal data.

29. Confirmation of schemes of grants.

30. Access plans and equality policy.

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2


Acts Referred to

Adoption Act 2010

2010, No. 21

Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005

Carer’s Leave Act 2001

2001, No. 19

Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010

2010, No. 24

Companies Acts

Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003

Disability Act 2005

2005, No. 14

European Parliament Elections Act 1997

1997, No. 2

Guardianship of Children Acts 1964 to 1997

Institutes of Technology Act 2006

2006, No. 25

Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006

Interpretation Act 2005

2005, No. 23

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1968

1968, No. 24

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1978

1978, No. 26

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act 1992

1992, No. 19

Local Government Act 2001

2001, No. 37

Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

2007, No. 25

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006

Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003

2003, No. 29

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) 2001

2001, No. 45

Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999

1999, No. 26

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Refugee Act 1996

1996, No. 17

Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992

1992, No. 16

Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007

Universities Act 1997

1997, No. 24

Vocational Education Act 1930

1930, No. 29

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Number 4 of 2011


STUDENT SUPPORT ACT 2011


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.

[2nd February, 2011]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: