S.I. No. 257/1972 - Employment Agency (Exemption) Order, 1972.

I, JOSEPH BRENNAN, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the power conferred on me by section 6 (2) of the Employment Agency Act, 1971 (No. 27 of 1971), herby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Employment Agency (Exemption) Order, 1972.

2. Exemption from section 3 of the Employment Agency Act, 1971 (No. 27 of 1971), is hereby granted in respect of the carrying on of the business of an employment agency by the following when such business is not carried on for profit and a fee is not charged for any service rendered in the course of such business—

(a) an organisation which has a special responsibility for, or the work of which is specifically devoted to, physically or mentally handicapped persons;

(b) an educational or training establishment which as part of its operations helps to place in employment its pupils, graduates or trainees;

(c) an organisation primarily engaged in charitable or social work;

(d) a trade union or an organisation of employers.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of October, 1972.

JOSEPH BRENNAN,

Minister for Labour.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Order is to grant exemption from the Act in respect of particular classes of employment agencies.