Industrial Training Act 1964

7 Proposals for exercise of board's functions and for levies

(1) An industrial training board shall from time to time, and whenever directed by the Minister, submit to him for his approval—

(a) proposals for the exercise of the functions conferred on it by section 2 of this Act and for the establishment of committees under section 3 thereof and the delegation to them of all or any of those functions ; and

(b) proposals for the raising and collection of a levy.

(2) Where an industrial training board—

(a) has failed to comply within a reasonable time with a direction of the Minister under subsection (1) of this section to submit to him such proposals as are mentioned in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) thereof; or

(b) has submitted to him such proposals which appear to him unsatisfactory;

the Minister may direct the board to submit such proposals or, as the case may be, fresh proposals, within a specified time, and if he directs the board to submit fresh proposals he shall specify in the direction in what respects the proposals already submitted appear to him unsatisfactory; and if the board fails to comply with the direction or the proposals submitted in pursuance of it appear to the Minister unsatisfactory he may make an order declaring the board to be in default.

(3) On the making of an order under subsection (2) of this section the members of the industrial training board shall forthwith vacate their office and the order may contain such provisions as seem to the Minister expedient for authorising any person to act in the place of the members of the board during such period, not exceeding six months, as may elapse before new members are appointed.

(4) While an order under subsection (2) of this section is in force with respect to an industrial training board paragraph 3 of the Schedule to this Act and any provision of the industrial training order made by virtue of paragraph 7(a) of that Schedule shall not apply in relation to it, and accordingly (without prejudice to any provision made under subsection (5) of this section) paragraph 5 of that Schedule shall not apply.

(5) An order under subsection (2) of this section may contain such incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient, and may be varied or revoked by a subsequent order.

(6) The Minister may out of moneys provided by Parliament defray the expenses of any person acting in the place of the members of an industrial training board in pursuance of subsection (3) of this section and recover from the board any expenses so defrayed.