Article 25 Remission proposals

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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