S.I. No. 382/2004 - Vocational Education Committees (Allowances To Members) (Amendment) Rules, 2004

I, NOEL DEMPSEY, Minister for Education and Science, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 6(4) (as amended by Section 5 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1950 (No. 33 of 1950) and Section 5 of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1962 (No. 28 of 1962) of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 1947 (No. 1 of 1947) (adapted by the Education (Alteration of Name Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 430 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Rules:

1.  These Rules may be cited as the Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Rules, 2004.

2.   (1)  Section 4(1) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1998.

(2)  Section 4(2) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1999.

(3)  Section 4(3) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2000.

(4)  Section 4(4) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2001.

(5)  Section 4(5) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2002.

(6)  Section 4(6) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 2003.

3.   In these Rules “the Rules of 1998” means the Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Rules, 1998 ( S.I. No. 171 of 1998 )

(4)  (1) The Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963 ( S.I. No. 114 of 1963 ) are hereby amended by:

(a)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “£19.81” (inserted by the Rules of 1998) of “£20.74”.

(b)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “£20.74” (inserted by the Rules of 1998) of “£21.43”.

(c)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “£23.00” (inserted by the Rules of 1998) of “£24.00”.

(4)  (2) The Vocational Education Committees(Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963 are hereby amended by:

(a)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “£20.74” (inserted by paragraph 4 (1) (a) of this Rule) of “£21.43”.

(b)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “£20.74” (inserted by paragraph 4 (1)(b) of this Rule) of “£21.43”.

(c)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “£24.00” (inserted by paragraph 4 (1) (c) of this Rule) of “£25.00”.

(4)  (3) The Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963, are hereby amended by:

(d)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “£21.43” (inserted by paragraph 4 (2)(a) of this Rule) of “£22.12”.

(e)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “£21.43” (inserted by paragraph 4 (2)(b) of this Rule) of “£22.12”.

(f)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “£25.00” (inserted by paragraph 4 (2)(c) of this Rule) of “£26.00”.

(4)  (4) The Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963, are hereby amended by:

(g)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “£22.12” (inserted by paragraph 4 (3)(a) of this Rule) of “£25.20”.

(h)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “£22.12” (inserted by paragraph 4 (3)(b) of this Rule) of “£25.20”.

(i)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “£26.00” (inserted by paragraph 4 (3)(c) of this Rule) of “£30.00”.

(4)  (5) The Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963, are hereby amended by:

(j)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “£25.20” (inserted by paragraph 4 (4)(a) of this Rule) of “€35.17”.

(k)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “£25.20” (inserted by paragraph 4 (4)(b) of this Rule) of “€35.17”.

(l)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “£30” (inserted by paragraph 4 (4)(c) of this Rule) of “€42.00”.

(4)  (6) The Vocational Education Committees (Allowances to Members) Rules, 1963, are hereby amended by:

(m)  the substitution in Rule 3(a) for “€35.17” (inserted by paragraph 4 (5)(a) of this Rule) of “€37.90”.

(n)  the substitution in Rule 3(b) for “€35.17” (inserted by paragraph 4 (5)(b) of this Rule) of “€37.90”.

(o)  the substitution in Rule 4 for “€42.00” (inserted by paragraph 4 (5)(c) of this Rule) of “€45.00”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

These Rules govern the payment of allowances to members of county vocational education committees and of approved sub-committees in respect of their attendance at meetings of the county committees or approved sub-committees.