1996 No. 332
EDUCATION
Curriculum (Programme of Study in Business Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996
Made 29th July 1996
Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3)

The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 7(1)(a) and (5) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
S.I. 1989/2406 (N.I. 20)

1 Citation and commencement
1 This Order may be cited as the Curriculum (Programme of Study in Business Studies at Key Stage 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996.
2 Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on 1st September 1996.
3 This Order shall come into operation on 1st August 1997 in respect of pupils in the second year of the fourth key stage.

2 Interpretation
In this Order “the Document” means the document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office entitled “Key Stage 4, Programme of Study, Business Studies”.
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Specification of the programme of study
3 The programme of study described in the Document is specified in relation to the fourth key stage as set out in the Document.
4 The contents printed in italics in the Document serve to illustrate the programme of study described and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 29th July 1996.
C. Jendoubi (Mrs.) Assistant Secretary

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order, made under Article 7(1) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (“the 1989 Order”) specifies the programme of study for key stage 4 in relation to Business Studies. Concurrent Orders have been made specifying programmes of study for the other subjects of the Northern Ireland Curriculum.
Article 7(5) of the 1989 Order allows for an Order under Article 7(1), instead of containing the provisions to be made, to refer to provisions in a Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and to direct that these provisions shall have effect according to the Order.
This Order accordingly refers to “Key Stage 4, Programme of Study, Business Studies” and provides for the programme of study to have effect for the fourth key stage of a pupil’s compulsory schooling.
It further provides that any contents printed in italics in the Document are for illustrative purposes only, and do not form part of the provisions which have effect by virtue of this Order.
This Order comes into operation on 1st September 1996 in relation to pupils in the first year of the fourth key stage and on 1st August 1997 in relation to pupils in the second year of that key stage.
Copies of the Document entitled “Key Stage 4, Programme of Study, Business Studies” may be obtained from Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD.