Legislation
National Legislation
The principal legislation underpinning quality assurance in Irish higher education and training is the Universities Act 1997 and the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012. Both of these documents can be downloaded in full from the links below:
Universities Act 1997 (428 KB)
Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012
Other legislation includes the Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992:
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZA15Y1992S5.html
the Dublin Institute of Technology Act, 1992 (Assignment of Function) Order, 1997:
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI224Y1997.html
and the Regional Technical Colleges Act, 1992:
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1992/en/act/pub/0016/index.html
European Legislation
In February 2006 the Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on further European cooperation in quality assurance in Higher Education (2006/143/EC) was passed:
