The following section is inserted in the Act of 2001 after section 159:
"159A. Education of children in children detention school, residential centres, etc.
(1) In this section -
"Inspector" and "recognised school" have the meanings given to them in section 2 of the Education Act 1998;
"transferred premises" means a certified reformatory or an industrial school under Part IV of the Act of 1908 which, on the commencement of section 159 in relation to it, becomes a children detention school or premises provided and maintained by the Health Service Executive under section 38(2) of the Act of 1991;
"vocational education committee" means a committee established by section 7 of the Vocational Education Act 1930.
(2) Any recognised school forming part of transferred premises is dissolved.
(3) A vocational education committee in whose functional area transferred premises are situated shall provide for the education of children in those premises.
(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subse
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