57.—(1) A Board of Governors shall be entitled to appeal to the Department against—
(a)the imposition of any suspension under Article 55; or
(b)any refusal of [F1the Authority] to revoke any such suspension on a review under Article 56.
(2) On an appeal under this Article, the Department—
(a)may allow or reject the appeal; and
(b)shall have regard, in making its determination, to the gravity of the default on the part of the Board of Governors and the likelihood of its continuing or recurring.
F1Words 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)