The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986

[F1 Regulations as to carrying on of grant‐aided schools N.I.

17A.— (1) The Department may by regulations make provision as to the carrying on of grant‐aided schools.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under that paragraph may include provision—

(a) prescribing the terms and conditions on which a school may remain a grant‐aided school;

(b) with respect to the number and composition of the teaching staff to be provided in grant‐aided schools;

(c) with respect to the duration of the school day[F2 , school term] and school year at such schools;

(d) with respect to the curriculum and time‐table to be followed in such schools;

(e) enabling the Department to prohibit the use in such schools of any book or the teaching material of which the Department does not approve;

(f) preventing the use of the premises of such schools for such purposes as may be prescribed.

[F2 (g) with respect to the keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records about pupils at such schools and the supply of copies of such records to such persons, and in such circumstances, as may be determined by or under the regulations.]

[F2 (2A) Regulations made under paragraph (1) by virtue of paragraph (2)(g) may authorise persons who in pursuance of the regulations supply copies of any such records as are there mentioned to charge such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply) in respect of each copy so supplied.]

(3) Regulations under this Article may enable the Department[F2 or a prescribed body or person] to authorise such exceptions, grant such approvals and make such determinations for the purposes of the regulations as are specified therein.]

F1 1987 NI 2

F2 1989 NI 20

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 17A(2)(g) amendment continued (1.8.2006) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(2), 44(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(a)

C2 Art. 17A(2A) amendment continued (1.8.2006) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(2), 44(1), Sch. 2 para. 2(b)