Vocational Education Act, 1930

PART IX.

General Powers of the Minister.

Continuation education and technical education in the Gaeltacht.

103.—(1) Where a vocational education area or part of a vocational education area is included in the Gaeltacht and the Minister is of opinion that, having regard to the conditions in such area or such part, it is essential that special provision should be made in relation to continuation education or technical education in such area or such part, he may make an order requiring the vocational education committee for such area to make such special provision in relation to continuation education or technical education in such area or such part as may be specified in such order and it shall be the duty of such committee to comply with the terms of such order.

(2) Where the Minister makes an order under the foregoing sub-section in relation to a vocational education committee, he may with the consent of the Minister for Finance, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, make special grants to such committee.

(3) The Minister may at any time by order revoke or vary any order made by him under the first sub-section or this sub-section of this section.

(4) The Minister may, by order made under this sub-section, declare that any particular portion or portions of Saorst[html]t Eireann specified in such order shall form part of the Gaeltacht, and whenever any such order is made the portion or portions of Saorst[html]t Eireann to which such order relates shall be deemed for the purposes of this section but no further or otherwise to form part of the Gaeltacht.

(5) Every order made by the Minister under the foregoing sub-section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made, and if a resolution is passed by either such House within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which that House has sat after such order is laid before it annulling such order, such order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under such order.