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Education functions.
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12.—(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 11 and subject to subsection (2), the Authority shall have the functions in relation to agricultural education (other than higher education) which, immediately before the commencement of this section, were exercised or performed or were capable of being exercised or performed by the Minister or by committees of agriculture, and the Authority may, in particular—
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(a) provide and organise residential or non-residential whole-time or part-time courses in agriculture;
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(b) provide and organise lectures and classes in agriculture;
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(c) provide and organise seminars and conferences on agricultural education and on specific problems and programmes in relation thereto;
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(d) make grants to institutions providing courses of study in agriculture;
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(e) provide scholarships to students of agriculture at institutions of higher education, or such other institutions as may be approved by the Minister; and
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(f) arrange and provide for the attendance, as may be considered desirable, of students at courses in agriculture or in related subjects provided by other educational institutions.
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(2) Save as provided by section 17, the Authority shall not, except with the prior approval of the Minister, provide courses in higher education or courses which in the opinion of the Minister are of an equivalent standard or make grants to institutions providing such courses.
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