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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th July, 2021.
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I, Simon Harris Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 36
of the
Technological Universities Act 2018
(No. 3 of 2018) and the Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2020 (
S.I. No. 451 of 2020
), hereby make the following order with respect to which, pursuant to section 3 of that Act, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2021.
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2. The 1st day of October 2021 is appointed to be the appointed day for the purpose of
section 36
of the
Technological Universities Act 2018
(No. 3 of 2018) and this Order.
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3. On the appointed day referred to in Article 2 -
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(a) the following applicant institutes shall stand dissolved:
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(i) Athlone Institute of Technology;
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(ii) Limerick Institute of Technology,
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and
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(b) the technological university known by the following name shall stand established:
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(i) in the English language, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest,
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(ii) in the Irish language Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta na Sionainne: Lár Tíre, An tIarthar Láir.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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16 July, 2021.
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SIMON HARRIS,
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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
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