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36.—(1) If a health and social services board or an HSS trust, in the course of exercising any of its functions in relation to a child who has not attained the age of four years, forms the opinion that he has, or probably has, special educational needs, that board or trust shall—
(a)inform the child’s parent of its opinion and of its duty under this Article; and
(b)after giving the parent an opportunity to discuss that opinion with an officer of the health and social services board or HSS trust, bring it to the attention of the appropriate education and library board.
(2) If, in a case falling within paragraph (1), the health and social services board or HSS trust is of the opinion that a particular voluntary organisation is likely to be able to give the parent advice or assistance in connection with any special educational needs that the child may have, that board or trust shall inform the parent accordingly.
(3) In this Article “HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.”.
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