Is this called the title of the act?

golden virginia

i paste below my query - If it isnt the tile what is it?

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Number 22 of 2000
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EDUCATION (WELFARE) ACT, 2000
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTITLEMENT OF EVERY
CHILD IN THE STATE TO A CERTAIN MINIMUM EDUCATION,
AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE FOR
THE REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN RECEIVING EDUCATION
IN PLACES OTHER THAN RECOGNISED
SCHOOLS, THE COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE OF CERTAIN
CHILDREN AT RECOGNISED SCHOOLS, THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL WELFARE BOARD OR, IN
THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AN BORD NA´ ISIU´ NTA LEASA
OIDEACHAIS, THE COORDINATION OF ITS ACTIVITIES
AND THOSE OF CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS IN SO
FAR AS THEY RELATE TO MATTERS CONNECTED
WITH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, THE IDENTIFICATION
OF THE CAUSES OF NON-ATTENDANCE ON THE
PART OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AND THE ADOPTION
OF MEASURES FOR ITS PREVENTION, TO REPEAL
THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACTS, 1926 TO 1967, TO
PERMIT THE SUPPLY OF DATA RELATING TO A PERSON’S
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY TO CERTAIN PERSONS,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE
PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT)
ACT, 1996, AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED
THEREWITH. [5th July, 2000]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

I seek to find out if the text above written in captial letters is the title of this Act?
If it isn't the title - what would you call it ? ( I want to use these words and i seek to find out what to call them - its not a section of the act -if its not a title - what is it?

bath handle

golden virginia wrote: »

i paste below my query - If it isnt the tile what is it?

————————
Number 22 of 2000
————————
EDUCATION (WELFARE) ACT, 2000
————————
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENTITLEMENT OF EVERY
CHILD IN THE STATE TO A CERTAIN MINIMUM EDUCATION,
AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE FOR
THE REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN RECEIVING EDUCATION
IN PLACES OTHER THAN RECOGNISED
SCHOOLS, THE COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE OF CERTAIN
CHILDREN AT RECOGNISED SCHOOLS, THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A BODY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL WELFARE BOARD OR, IN
THE IRISH LANGUAGE, AN BORD NA´ ISIU´ NTA LEASA
OIDEACHAIS, THE COORDINATION OF ITS ACTIVITIES
AND THOSE OF CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS IN SO
FAR AS THEY RELATE TO MATTERS CONNECTED
WITH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, THE IDENTIFICATION
OF THE CAUSES OF NON-ATTENDANCE ON THE
PART OF CERTAIN STUDENTS AND THE ADOPTION
OF MEASURES FOR ITS PREVENTION, TO REPEAL
THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ACTS, 1926 TO 1967, TO
PERMIT THE SUPPLY OF DATA RELATING TO A PERSON’S
EDUCATIONAL HISTORY TO CERTAIN PERSONS,
TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE
PROTECTION OF YOUNG PERSONS (EMPLOYMENT)
ACT, 1996, AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED
THEREWITH. [5th July, 2000]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

I seek to find out if the text above written in captial letters is the title of this Act?
If it isn't the title - what would you call it ? ( I want to use these words and i seek to find out what to call them - its not a section of the act -if its not a title - what is it?

I would think it is the "Long Title".

Peregrinus

Yup. "Education Welfare Act 2000" is the short title, and the big wodge of text after that is the long title.

Victor

In the case of the constitution and possible certain acts, it is referred to as a preamble.

Victor

Victor wrote: »

In the case of the constitution and possible certain acts, it is referred to as a preamble.

The Preamble to the Constitution is something else entirely. I don't think I've ever seen a preamble in an Act.

Peregrinus has it bang on OP.