Default powers of Department in relation to proposalsN.I.
27.—(1) The Department may direct an industrial training board to submit to the Department—
(a)proposals under Article 18(1)(a) (proposals for the exercise of the board's functions);
(b)proposals under Article 18(1)(b) (proposals for the delegation of the board's functions to committees);
(c)levy proposals;
(d)remission proposals;
and the board shall comply with any such directions.
(2) In paragraphs (3) to (6) “proposals” means any of the proposals mentioned in paragraph (1).
(3) Where an industrial training board submits to the Department proposals which appear to the Department to be unsatisfactory (whether or not in response to a direction under paragraph (1)), the Department may direct the board to submit fresh proposals within a specified period of time.
(4) A direction under paragraph (3) shall specify in what respects the proposals already submitted appear to the Department to be unsatisfactory.
(5) Where an industrial training board fails to comply within a reasonable time with a direction under paragraph (1), the Department may direct the board to submit proposals to the Department within a specified period of time.
(6) Where an industrial training board—
(a)fails to comply with a direction under paragraph (3) or paragraph (5); or
(b)in response to a direction under paragraph (3) or paragraph (5), submits proposals which appear to the Department to be unsatisfactory,
the Department may make an order declaring the board to be in default.
(7) On the making of an order under paragraph (6) the members of the industrial training board and of any committee appointed by the board shall forthwith vacate their office and the order may contain such provisions as seem to the Department expedient for authorising any person to act in the place of the members of the board, or, as the case may be, of the members of any such committee, during such period, not exceeding six months, as may elapse before new members are appointed.
(8) While an order under paragraph (6) is in force with respect to an industrial training board sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), and any provision made under sub-paragraph (4), of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 shall not apply to the board, and accordingly (without prejudice to any provision made under paragraph (9)) paragraph 8 of that Schedule shall not apply.
(9) An order under paragraph (6) may contain such incidental or supplementary provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.
(10) The Department may defray the expenses of any person acting in place of the members of an industrial training board in pursuance of paragraph (6) and recover from the board any expenses so defrayed.