The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

Provisions supplementary to Article 58 N.I.

59.—(1) The approval of the Department to any arrangements under paragraph (1), F1 ... (4), (5) or (6) of Article 58 may be granted subject to such conditions for securing the proper and efficient operation of those arrangements as the Department may determine.

(2) [F2 A board, the trustees or Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school and the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school] F2 ... shall in connection with the exercise of any functions under Article 58—

(a) make such charges, if any, or charges calculated on such basis; and

(b) remit the whole or part of such charges in such cases or such circumstances,

as the Department may determine.

(3) The Department may, in such circumstances as it thinks fit, [F2 direct—

(a) that paragraph (1) of Article 58 shall not apply to [F3 the Authority];

(b) that paragraph (5) of Article 58 shall not apply to the trustees or Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school or to the Board of Governors of a grant‐maintained integrated school.]

F2 ... .

(4) [F2 A board, the trustees or Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school and the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school] F2 ... shall take such steps and provide such premises, equipment, materials and facilities (including transport) as are necessary in connection with the provision of milk, meals or other refreshment in accordance with Article 58.

(5) The trustees and managers of every voluntary school, other than a voluntary grammar school F2 ... , shall afford [F3 the Authority] all such reasonable facilities at the school, including the use of school buildings and equipment, as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of any arrangements approved under Article 58.

F1 1997 NI 15

F2 1989 NI 20

F3 Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 59 power to disapply or modify conferred (temp.) (25.3.2020) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 87(1), Sch. 17 para. 17 (with ss. 88-90)

C2 Art. 59 expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 c. 7, Sch. 16 para. 17 (25.3.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)