PART IINTRODUCTORY
Title and commencement1
1
This Order may be cited as the Colleges of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
2
This Part, Part II (together with Schedules 1 and 2) and Article 13 come into operation one week after the date on which this Order is made.
3
Part III and Article 14 (together with Schedules 3 and 4) come into operation on the transfer date.
Interpretation2
1
The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
2
In this Order—
“the college” means the college of education heretofore maintained in pursuance of arrangements made under Article 66(1) of the 1986 Order and known as Stranmillis University College: a College of The Queen's University of Belfast;
“the Department” means the Department for Employment and Learning;
“facilities” includes land, goods and services;
“the governing body” means the body established under Article 3;
“the transfer date” means 1st October 2005 or such later date as the Department may by order appoint;
“the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 3).
3
References in this Order to a person having a “learning difficulty” are to be construed in accordance with Article 2(5) and (6) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 15).
4
Any direction, consent or determination given by the Department under this Order shall be in writing.