Section 5 of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949 (“the Act”) enables the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (“the Department”) to provide instruction in agricultural and related matters. Section 5A, which was added to the Act by way of amendment through the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, provides that the Department may through regulations charge fees for or in connection with the provision of the aforementioned instruction.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development1, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5A (1) and (2) of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 19492 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: