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Number 26 of 1978


LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) ACT, 1978


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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1.

Amendment of Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968.

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Number 26 of 1978


LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) ACT, 1978


AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS) ACT, 1968 . [6th December, 1978]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Amendment of Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968.

1. —(1) The Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “approved institution”:

“‘approved institution’ means a university, university college, or other institution of higher education in so far as it provides a course or courses of not less than two years duration, being a course or courses of which the Minister approves for the time being for the purposes of section 2 of this Act.”

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1974.

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2. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1978.

(2) The Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968 , and this Act may be cited together as the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts, 1968 and 1978.



Act Referred to

Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Act, 1968

1968, No. 24