4Power of other bodies to encourage and facilitate shared education

1

The bodies listed in subsection (2) may encourage and facilitate shared education.

2

The bodies are—

a

the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;

b

the Youth Council for Northern Ireland;

c

the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment; and

d

any sectoral body.

3

In this section, “sectoral body” means a body—

a

which is recognised by the Department of Education as representing the interests of grant-aided schools of a particular description; and

b

to which grants are paid under section 4 of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.