Vocational Education (Amendment) Act, 2001

Reserved functions.

11.—(1) Each vocational education committee shall, subject to section 31 , perform by resolution of the vocational education committee concerned such of its functions as are declared by or under this Act to be reserved functions and “reserved functions” shall in this Act be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2) A function of a vocational education committee under an enactment specified in column (3) of Schedule 2 is hereby declared to be a reserved function.

(3) The Minister may by order declare any function conferred by him or her on a vocational education committee under section 10 to be a reserved function.

(4) Any dispute as to whether or not a particular function is a reserved function shall be determined by the Minister.

(5) The chief executive officer of a vocational education committee shall assist the vocational education committee for which he or she is the chief executive officer in the performance of its functions, in such manner as that vocational education committee may require.

(6) The Minister may by order amend or revoke an order under this section (including an order under this subsection).

(7) A vocational education committee shall not perform by resolution of its members, or give a direction in relation to the performance of, a function of that vocational education committee that is not a reserved function.