Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1992

In short

This law amends previous acts concerning higher education grants provided by local authorities, specifically by introducing provisions for "mature students" and expanding the recognition of school terminal examinations.

What it regulates

The definition of "mature students" for the purpose of higher education grants.
The conditions under which local authorities must provide grants to mature students for higher education.
The recognition of school terminal examinations taken outside the State for grant eligibility.
The process for laying regulations made under this Act before the Houses of Oireachtas.

Who it concerns

Local authorities (corporations of county boroughs or councils of counties).
Mature students seeking higher education grants.

Key points

"Mature students" are defined as persons of not less than 23 years of age (or another age specified by regulations) who have secured places in approved institutions and reached that age by January 1st (or another prescribed date) in the year of entry.
Local authorities must provide grants to mature students if their means (including those of parents or spouses, if applicable) do not exceed prescribed limits, they meet other prescribed requirements (including educational ones), and they do not qualify for grants under a previous subsection.
School terminal examinations taken outside the State can now count towards grant eligibility, alongside the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education.
Regulations made under this Act must be laid before each House of the Oireachtas, and either House can annul them within 21 sitting days.

Legal text

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(1)of the following subsection: “(1A) A corporation of a county borough or council of a county shall also make grants to mature students who are ordinarily resident in the functional area of the corporation or council for the purposes of assisting mature students to attend approved institutions if— (

a)the means (calculated in such manner and by reference to such matters as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance) of— (
i)the mature students, if any, (
ii)the parents of mature students who are dependent on their parents, and (iii) the spouses of mature students, do not exceed such limits as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, (
b)the mature students comply with such other requirements, including such educational or examination requirements (if any), as may from time to time be prescribed by the Minister, and (
c)the mature students do not qualify for grants under subsection

(1)of this section.”. School terminal examinations from outside State to count in respect of grants made by local authorities. 4.—Section 2

(1)(

a)of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after “Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education” of “or at such other school terminal examination held and ordinarily sat outside the State” and the said paragraph, as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section. TABLE (
a)the persons reach such standard at the Leaving Certificate Examination of the Department of Education or at such other school terminal examination held and ordinarily sat outside the State as may be prescribed from time to time by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, Application. 5.—

(1)Section 2 (1A) of the Principal Act (inserted by section 3 of this Act) shall apply to mature students who have secured places to pursue courses in approved institutions in the year 1992 or subsequent years.

(2)Section 2

(1)(a) of the Principal Act (as amended by section 4 of this Act) shall apply to schemes made under section 5 of the Principal Act in relation to grants made under section 2 of that Act in respect of the year 1992 and subsequent years. Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas. 6.—The Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion after section 9 of the following section: “Laying of regulations before Houses of Oireachtas. 9A—Regulations made under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after they are made and, if a resolution annulling the regulations is passed by either such House within the next subsequent 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulations are laid before it, the regulations shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.”. Short title, construction and collective citation. 7.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1992.

(2)The Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 and 1978, and this Act shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 to 1992. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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