The Industrial Training (Northern Ireland) Order 1984

Remission proposals N.I.

25.—(1) An industrial training board shall, at or before the time when it submits levy proposals under Article 23 (1), submit to the Department for the Department's approval proposals (in this Order referred to as “remission proposals”) for the remission by the board of the remissible part of the levy, that is to say, so much of the levy as does not, under the levy order, consist of the non-remissible part of the levy.

(2) Remission proposals shall include proposals for the full remission of the remissible part of the levy for employers in the industry who—

(a) make arrangements for the training, or the training and education associated with training, of persons employed or to be employed in the industry; and

(b) satisfy the industrial training board by reference to criteria specified in the proposals that the arrangements are adequate and are to a material extent being implemented.

(3) The criteria for arrangements made by employers which by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) are to be specified in proposals submitted under that paragraph shall relate to the quality and amount of training, or training and education, provided for by the arrangements, but need not relate solely to the needs of establishments of the employers; and the proposals may specify different criteria as respects arrangements made by different categories of employers.

(4) The Department may issue guidance concerning the criteria which by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) are to be specified in proposals submitted under that paragraph.

(5) If the Department approves proposals submitted to it by an industrial training board under paragraph (1) the Department shall inform the board accordingly and the board shall arrange for them to be published as soon as practicable in a manner approved by the Department.

(6) This Article and Article 26 shall not apply where the levy proposals for a particular category of employers include—

(a) proposals that no remission be given to employers in that category; or

(b) proposals by virtue of which the levy payable by any employer in that category will not exceed two-tenths of one per cent. of relevant emoluments within the meaning of Article 23(10).