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- art. 20 heading words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 10(2)
- art. 21A(1) and heading substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 12(2)
- art. 8A heading words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 3(2)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(e) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(7)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(2) word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(5)
- Sch. 1 para. 3(1)(b) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(2)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(4)
- Sch. 1 para. 3(3)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(3)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(3)(d) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(6)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(3)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(e)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(3)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(e)(i)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(e)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(e)(ii)
- Sch. 2 para. 3(2)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(3)
- Sch. 2 para. 3(4)(a)(b) and preceding words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(4)
- Sch. 2 para. 4(1) word substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(5)
- Sch. 2 para. 7(1)(2) word substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(9)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(1) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(2)
- Sch. 2 para. 3(2) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(3)
- Sch. 2 para. 7(3) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(10)
- Sch. 2 para. 7(5) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(11)
- Sch. 2 para. 4(2) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(6)
- Sch. 2 para. 5(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(7)
- Sch. 2 para. 5(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(8)
- Sch. 2 para. 7(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(10)
- Sch. 2 para. 9(2) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(13)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(b)(iii) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(15)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(3)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(16)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(3)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(17)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(4) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(18)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(5)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(19)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(21)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(22)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(5) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(23)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(6)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(24)
- art. 7(3)(a) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 1
- art. 7A(1)(a)(iii) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 2(2)
- art. 7A(1)(c)(iii) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 2(3)
- art. 7A(3)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 2(4)
- art. 8(1)(b) word omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(2)(a)
- art. 8(1)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(2)(a)
- art. 8(1)(c) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(2)(b)
- art. 8A words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 3(4)
- art. 8A(c) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 3(3)
- art. 14(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 5(2)
- art. 14(6)(a)(b) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 5(4)
- art. 15(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(2)
- art. 15(1)(d) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(3)
- art. 15(4) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(4)
- art. 15(6) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(5)
- art. 16(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 6
- art. 16(3)(b) words inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 7
- art. 17(2) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 7(3)
- art. 17(2)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(a)
- art. 17(2)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(a)
- art. 17(2A) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 7(4)
- art. 18(1) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(b)
- art. 18(1) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(b)
- art. 18(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 8(2)
- art. 18(1)(c) words inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 8(2)
- art. 18(2)(a) words inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 8(3)
- art. 18(4)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 8(4)
- art. 18(4)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 8(5)
- art. 18A(1)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(4)(a)
- art. 18A(1)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 9(2)
- art. 18A(4)(c) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 9(3)
- art. 18A(5) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(4)(c)
- art. 18A(5) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(4)(c)
- art. 19(2)(b) word omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 8(3)(b)(i)
- art. 20(1)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 10(3)
- art. 20(3)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 10(4)
- art. 20(3)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(c)
- art. 20(3)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(c)
- art. 20(3)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 10(5)
- art. 20(3A) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 10(6)
- art. 20A(3) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(2)
- art. 20A(3)(d) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(3)
- art. 20A(7) words omitted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(4)
- art. 20A(8)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 13(2)(d)
- art. 20A(8)(b) applied by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 14(2)(d)
- art. 20A(8)(b) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(6)
- art. 20A(9) substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(7)
- art. 21A(3)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 12(3)
- art. 21B(1) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 13(2)
- art. 21B(2) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 13(3)
- art. 21B(6)(a) words substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 13(4)
- art. 21B(7) word substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 13(5)
- art. 21B(7) words inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 10(3)
- art. 23(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 12(2)
- art. 28 substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 17
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Order associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- Sch. 1 para. 3(1)(b)(i)(ii) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(2)
- Sch. 1 para. 4(1)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 14(4)
- Sch. 2 para. 2(1)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(2)
- Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(a)(b) and preceding word substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(12)
- Sch. 2 para. 13(2)(a)(i)(ii) and preceding word substituted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(20)
- Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(a)(aa) substituted for Sch. 2 para. 11(1)(a) by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 15(14)
- art. 5A inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 1
- art. 6A inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 2
- art. 8(1)(d)-(f) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(2)(c)
- art. 8(1A)-(1C) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(3)
- art. 8(2A) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(4)
- art. 8ZA inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 3(5)
- art. 10(3)(a)(b) substituted for words by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 4
- art. 12A inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 4
- art. 14(4A)(4B) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 5(3)
- art. 15(4)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(4)
- art. 15(6)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 5(5)
- art. 17(1)(a)(b) and preceding word substituted for words by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 7(2)
- art. 18A(4)(ba) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(4)(b)
- art. 19(1A)-(1C) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 8(3)(a)
- art. 19(2)(ba) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 8(3)(b)(ii)
- art. 20A(7)(a)(b) and preceding word inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(4)
- art. 20A(8)(a)(i)(ii) and preceding word substituted for words by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 11(5)
- art. 21(5)-(10) added by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(2)
- art. 21A(4)-(7) inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) Sch. para. 12(4)
- art. 21B(3A)-(4) substituted for art. 21B(4) by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 10(2)
- art. 21C inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 10(4)
- art. 21ZA inserted by 2016 c. 8 (N.I.) s. 9(3)
PART II CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Special educational provision: general
7.Duty to educate children with special educational needs in ordinary schools
8.Duties in relation to pupils with special educational needs in ordinary schools
8A.Duty to inform parent where special educational provision made
9.Determination by Boards of Governors of policy in relation to provision of education for children with special educational needs
Special educational provision otherwise than in a grant-aided school
Identification and assessment of children with special educational needs
SCHEDULES
MAKING OF ASSESSMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 15
MAKING AND MAINTENANCE OF STATEMENTS UNDER ARTICLE 16
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