Industrial Training Act, 1967

SECOND SCHEDULE

Industrial Training Committees

Section 24 .

1. A member of an industrial training committee whose term of office expires by effluxion of time shall be eligible for re-appointment.

2. A member of an industrial training committee may be removed from office by An Chomhairle.

3. Any member of an industrial training committee may resign his office by a letter addressed to An Chomhairle and the resignation shall have effect as on and from the date of the receipt of the letter by An Chomhairle.

4. A member of an industrial training committee shall be disqualified from holding office and shall cease to hold office if he is adjudged bankrupt or makes a composition or arrangement with creditors, or is sentenced by a court of competent jurisdiction to suffer imprisonment or penal servitude or ceases to be ordinarily resident in the State.

5. Subject to subsection (5) of section 24 of this Act, the chairman of an industrial training committee shall be paid out of moneys at the disposal of An Chomhairle such fee for attendance at meetings of the committee as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determines, and in the absence of the chairman from a meeting of the committee, the fee that would be payable to him may, if An Chomhairle thinks fit, be paid to the person who acts as chairman of the meeting.

6. Subject to subsection (5) of section 24 of this Act, each member of an industrial training committee shall be paid, out of moneys at the disposal of An Chomhairle, such allowances for expenses incurred by him as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may sanction.

7. Where a casual vacancy occurs among the workers' members of an industrial training committee, An Chomhairle shall, after consultation with the Minister, invite an organisation representative of trade unions of workers to nominate a person for appointment to fill the vacancy, and An Chomhairle shall, when the person is so nominated, appoint the person to fill the vacancy.

8. Where a casual vacancy occurs among the employers' members of an industrial training committee, An Chomhairle shall, after consultation with the Minister, invite an organisation or organisations representative of employers to nominate persons for appointment to fill the vacancy and An Chomhairle shall, when persons have been so nominated, appoint a person from among the persons so nominated to fill the vacancy.

9. Where a casual vacancy occurs among the educational members of an industrial training committee, An Chomhairle shall, after consultation with the Minister for Education, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

10. Where a casual vacancy occurs among the ordinary members of an industrial training committee who are not workers' members, employers' members or educational members An Chomhairle shall, after consultation with such organisations as it considers suitable, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

11. A person appointed to membership of an industrial training committee under Article 7, 8, 9 or 10 of this Schedule shall hold office for the remainder of his predecessor's term.

12. At a meeting of an industrial training committee—

(i) the chairman shall, if present, be chairman of the meeting,

(ii) if and so long as the chairman is not present or the office of chairman is vacant, the members who are present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

13. Subject to the provisions of the relevant order under section 24 of this Act and the provisions of this Schedule, an industrial training committee shall regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, the procedure and business of the committee.