2007 No. 197 (C. 12)

EDUCATION

The Education (2006 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made

The Department of Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(4) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 20061.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Education (2006 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007.

Appointed Day2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is 23rd March 2007—

a

Paragraphs 22 to 39, 45 and 46 of Part II of Schedule 2, and Article 44(1) in so far as it relates to that Part;

b

In Part III of Schedule 3, the repeals set out in the Schedule, and Article 44(2) in so far as it relates to that Part.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 22nd March 2007.

seal_r00001Katrina GodfreyA senior officer of the Department of Education

SCHEDULEREPEALS COMING INTO OPERATION ON 23RD MARCH 2007

Article 2(b)

Short Title

Extent of Repeal

The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2406 (N.I. 20))

In Article 128 in paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (7), (8), (9) and (10) the word “registered”.

In Article 130(1)(a) the word “registered”.

In Article 136(1) the word “registered”.

In Article 136(2) the word “either”.

In Article 136(A)(1) the word “registered”.

In Article 137(2)(b), (3), (4) and (6) the word “registered”.

The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/274 (N.I. 1))

In Article 8A the words “at the school” in the second and third places where they occur.

The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13))

Article 83(2)(a).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 23rd March 2007 for the coming into operation of certain minor amendments and repeals which are consequential on the commencement, on 26th January 2007, of Article 21 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006. Article 21 empowers the Boards of Governors of grant-aided schools to enter into arrangements with other grant-aided schools, institutions of further education and any other person or body approved by the Department of Education to secure the provision of secondary education on behalf of the school. The amendments and repeals make clear the responsibilities of Boards of Governors and principals for pupils for whom secondary education is provided at another institution.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 have been brought into operation by a commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.R. Number

Article 21

26th January 2007

S.R. 2007 No. 42 (C.2)

Article 35

11th June 2007