S.I. No. 468/1998:

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1998

SOCIAL WELFARE (MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1998

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 221 (as amended by section 22 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 (No. 6 of 1998)) of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1993 (No. 27 of 1993), hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations, 1998.

2. These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 155 of 1997 ) shall be construed together as one and may be cited as the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations, 1997 and 1998.

3. In these Regulations, "the Principal Regulations" means the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Control Provisions) Regulations, 1997 ( S.I. No. 155 of 1997 ).

4. Part III of the Principal Regulations are hereby amended by -

(a) the substitution in article 12 for the definitions of "centre of education" and "institution of education" of the followings definitions:

(i) "'centre of education' means a place where adult or continuing education or vocational education or training are provided, other than an institution of education or an institution of higher education;", and

(ii) "'institution of education' means a school or a place where adult or continuing education or vocational education or training are provided, other than a school or a place providing university or other third level education, and funded by the Department of Education and Science;", and

(b) the substitution for sub-articles 13(1) and (2) of the following sub-articles -

"Provision of information - institution of education, institution of higher education or centre of education.

13. (1) Every institution of education, institution of higher education or centre of education shall, on request, provide the Minister with such of the following information as the Minister may request in respect of each person being of or over the age of 18 years who is registered as a student at such institution or centre, as the case may be, at the commencement of each academic year or who registers with the said institution or centre, as the case may be, after the commencement of each academic year -

(a) name,

(b) address,

(c) date of birth,

(d) nature of the course of study being pursued,

(e) duration of the course of study being pursued,

(f) details of attendance requirements at the institution of higher education or centre of education, as the case may be, during the course of the relevant academic year, and

(g) details of any grants or payments made to such student by any body, authority, institution or fund.

(2) The information requested in sub-article (1) shall be submitted by the institution of education, institution of higher education or centre of education, as the case may be, in such format as is acceptable to the Minister.".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of

the Minister for Social,

Community and Family Affairs,

this 16TH day of November, 1998.

DERMOT AHERN

Minister for Social, Community

and Family Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations extend existing control provisions to include private colleges or schools which do not receive funding or validation from the Department of Education or other bodies.