Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1998/1759/schedules?timeline=true
Timestamp: 2018-08-21 14:49:17
Document Index: 397670967

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 74', 'art. 75', 'art. 76', 'art. 81', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Changes over time for: Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (Schedules only)
31/05/2009 - Amendment
Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 August 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Sch. 5 Pt. 2 coming into force by S.R. 2009/183 art. 3(d) (This amendment is not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The relevant text of Sch. 5 is not available.)
Sch. 5 Pt. 1 text amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I.) Sch. 3 Pt. 1 (This amendment is not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The relevant text of Sch. 5 is not available.)
Sch. 6 Pt. 2 coming into force by S.R. 2009/183 art. 3(e) (This amendment is not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The relevant text of Sch. 6 is not available.)
Sch. 6 Pt. 2 coming into force by S.R. 2016/207 art. 2(b) (This amendment is not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The relevant text of Sch. 6 is not available.)
art. 3(3)(a)(ii) words omitted by 2016 c. 25 (N.I.) s. 2(4)
art. 74(6) text amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 41
art. 75(3) text amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 42
art. 76(5) text amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 43
art. 81(7) text amended by S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I.) Sch. 2 para. 44
SCHEDULE 2N.I.PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STAFF OF CONTROLLED AND MAINTAINED SCHOOLS WITH DELEGATED BUDGETS
1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), this Schedule applies to a controlled or maintained school at any time when it has a delegated budget.N.I.
Determination of staff complementN.I.
2. Every school to which this Schedule for the time being applies shall have a complement of teaching and non-teaching posts determined by the Board of Governors of the school.N.I.
DisciplineN.I.
3.—(1) The regulation of conduct and discipline in relation to the staff of any school to which this Schedule for the time being applies, and any procedures for affording to members of the staff opportunities for seeking redress of any grievances relating to their employment, shall be under the control of the Board of Governors.N.I.
(b)procedures such as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (1),
and shall take such steps as appear to it to be appropriate for making them known to the staff at the school.
(b)is within the power of the employing authority,
it shall be the duty of the employing authority to take that action at the request of the Board of Governors.
SuspensionN.I.
4.—(1) In the case of any school to which this Schedule for the time being applies, the Board of Governors and the principal shall both have power to suspend any person employed to work at the school where, in the opinion of the Board of Governors or (as the case may be) of the principal, his exclusion from the school is required.N.I.
Dismissal, etc.N.I.
5.—(1) Where the Board of Governors of any school to which this Schedule for the time being applies determines that any person employed to work at the school under a particular contract of employment should cease to work there under that contract, it shall notify the employing authority in writing of its determination and the reasons for it.N.I.
(b)he does not resign,
the employing authority shall, before the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which the notification under sub-paragraph (1) is given in relation to him, either give him such notice terminating that contract with the employing authority as is required under that contract or terminate that contract without notice if the circumstances are such that it is entitled to so do by reason of his conduct.
(4) In any case within sub-paragraph (3) no part of the costs incurred by [F1the Authority] in respect of the emoluments of the person concerned under the contract of employment in question, so far as relates to any period falling after the expiration of his contractual notice period, shall be met from the school's budget share.
6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the employing authority shall not dismiss a person employed by it to work solely at a school to which this Schedule for the time being applies except as provided by paragraph 5.N.I.
Payments in respect of dismissals, resignations, etc.N.I.
7.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), it shall be for the Board of Governors of any school to which this Schedule for the time being applies to determine—N.I.
(a)whether any payment should be made by the [F2Authority] in respect of the dismissal, or for the purpose of securing the resignation, of any member of the staff of the school; and
(3) The [F2Authority]—
(4) Costs incurred by the [F2Authority] in giving effect to any determination under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of any member of the staff of any such school shall not be met from the school's budget share for any financial year except in so far as [F1the Authority] has good reason for deducting those costs, or any part of those costs, from that share.
F2Word in Sch. 2 para. 7 substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 20(7) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F3Sch. 2 para. 7(6) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
School meals staffN.I.
8. Nothing in paragraphs 2 to 7 shall apply in relation to a person employed to work at a school to which this Schedule for the time being applies, where—N.I.
(b)no allowance is made for expenditure on or in connection with the provision of such a service in determining the school's budget share.
Application of employment lawN.I.
9.—(1) The Department may by order make such modifications in any statutory provision relating to employment and, in particular, in any statutory provision—N.I.
(c)otherwise regulating the relations between employers and employees;
as it considers necessary or expedient in consequence of the operation of any of the provisions of this Schedule.
(a)[F1the Authority];
10.—(1) In this Schedule “employing authority” means—N.I.
(a)in relation to teachers and other staff in a controlled school, [F1the Authority] F4...;
(c)in relation to other staff in a Catholic maintained school, [F1the Authority] F5...; and
(d)in relation to staff other than teachers in a maintained school other than a Catholic maintained school, [F1the Authority] F6....
(a)where the employing authority is [F1the Authority], the chief education officer of [F1the Authority] or another officer of [F1the Authority] nominated by him;
F4Words in Sch. 2 para. 10(1)(a) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F5Words in Sch. 2 para. 10(1)(c) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F6Words in Sch. 2 para. 10(1)(d) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
SCHEDULE 3N.I.THE NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCIL FOR THE CURRICULUM, EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
Constitution and statusN.I.
2.—(1) The Council shall consist of a chairman and not fewer than 9 or more than 17 other members.N.I.
Qualifications of members and tenure of officeN.I.
3.—(1) A person shall hold and vacate office as a member or as chairman of the Council in accordance with the terms of his appointment and shall, on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for re-appointment.N.I.
5. The proceedings of the Council or of any committee or sub-committee shall not be invalidated by any vacancy in the membership of the Council, or of any committee or sub-committee, or by any defect in the appointment of a member.N.I.
6. Without prejudice to section 19(1)(a)(v) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954, the Council shall make standing orders relating to the convening of meetings of the Council and of committees and sub-committees, the fixing of the quorum, the conduct of business at meetings, the keeping of minutes, accounts and other records, the signing of cheques, the custody of deeds and other documents, the duties of officers and such other matters connected with the conduct of its business as it thinks fit.N.I.
7. The application of the seal of the Council shall be authenticated by the signatures of any two members of the Council authorised by the Council to act for that purpose.N.I.
8. The power of the Council under section 19(1)(a)(iv) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 to acquire, hold, dispose of or charge real property shall not be exercised without the approval of the Department.N.I.
9.—(1) The right of the Council under section 19(1)(a)(vi) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 to employ staff shall be exercised subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any directions which may be given by the Department with respect to the number and terms and conditions of service of persons employed or to be employed by the Council.N.I.
AllowancesN.I.
10. The Council may pay to any member of the Council or to any member of a committee or sub-committee thereof (including persons who are not members of the Council) travelling, subsistence and other allowances at such rates as the Department may approve.N.I.
Power to form bodies corporateN.I.
11. The Council may, in the exercise of any of its functions, form bodies corporate, but shall only do so with the approval of the Department and subject to such conditions as the Department may specify in granting any such approval.N.I.
12.—(1) The Department may pay to the Council grants equal to—N.I.
13.—(1) The Council shall keep, in such form as the Department may direct, accounts of all moneys received and all moneys paid out by it.N.I.
SCHEDULE 4N.I.CERTIFIED CONTRACTS OF [F1THE AUTHORITY]
Certified contracts assumed to be intra viresN.I.
1.—(1) Where [F1the Authority] has entered into a contract, the contract shall, if it is a certified contract, have effect (and be deemed always to have had effect) as if [F1the Authority] had had power to enter into it (and had exercised that power properly in entering into it).N.I.
(2) For the purposes of this Schedule a contract entered into by [F1the Authority] is a certified contract if (and, subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), only if) the certification requirements have been satisfied by [F1the Authority] with respect to the contract and they were so satisfied before the end of the certification period.
(3) A contract entered into by [F1the Authority] shall be treated as a certified contract during the certification period if the contract provides that the certification requirements are intended to be satisfied by [F1the Authority] with respect to the contract before the end of that period.
(4) Where [F1the Authority] has entered into a contract which is a certified contract ( “the existing contract”) and the existing contract is replaced by a contract entered into by it with a person or persons not identical with the person or persons with whom it entered into the existing contract, the replacement contract is also a certified contract if—
(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), in this Schedule “the certification period”, in relation to a contract entered into by [F1the Authority], means the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which [F1the Authority] entered into the contract.
(6) In relation to a contract entered into before the day on which this paragraph comes into operation, “the certification period” means the period of 6 weeks beginning with that day.
(8) The application of sub-paragraph (1) in relation to a contract entered into by [F1the Authority] does not affect any claim for damages made by a person who is not (and has never been) a party to the contract in respect of a breach by [F1the Authority] of any duty to do, or not to do, something before entering into the contract (including, in particular, any such duty imposed by a statutory provision for giving effect to any Community obligation relating to public procurement. F7...
F7Words in Sch. 4 para. 1(8) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
The certification requirementsN.I.
2.—(1) In this Schedule “the certification requirements”, in relation to a contract entered into by [F1the Authority], means the requirements specified in sub-paragraphs (2) to (4).N.I.
(2) The requirement specified in this sub-paragraph is that [F1the Authority] must have issued a certificate (whether before or after the contract is entered into)—
(d)stating that [F1the Authority] had or has power to enter into the contract and specifying the statutory provision, or each of the statutory provisions, conferring the power;
(g)confirming that [F1the Authority] has complied with or is to comply with any requirement imposed by regulations with respect to the issue of certificates under this paragraph.
(3) The requirement specified in this sub-paragraph is that [F1the Authority] must have secured that the certificate is signed by any person who is required by regulations to sign it.
(4) The requirement specified in this sub-paragraph is that [F1the Authority] must have obtained consent to the issue of a certificate under this paragraph from each of the persons with whom [F1the Authority] has entered, or is to enter, into the contract.
(5) A contract entered into by [F1the Authority] falls within this sub-paragraph if—
(a)it is entered into with another person for the provision or making available of services (whether or not together with assets) for the purposes of, or inconnection with, the discharge by [F1the Authority] of any of its functions; and
(6) A contract entered into by [F1the Authority] falls within this sub-paragraph if it is entered into, in connection with a contract falling within sub-paragraph (5), with—
(a)a person who, in connection with that contract, makes a loan to, or provides any other form of finance for, a party to that contract other than [F1the Authority]; or
(8) Where the certification requirements have been satisfied in relation to a contract by [F1the Authority], the certificate which has been issued shall have effect (and be deemed always to have had effect) as if [F1the Authority] had had power to issue it (and had exercised that power properly in issuing it); and a certificate which has been so issued is not invalidated by reason that anything in the certificate is inaccurate or untrue.
(9) Where the certification requirements have been satisfied in relation to a contract by [F1the Authority], [F1the Authority] shall secure that throughout the period for which the contract operates—
Special provision for judicial reviewN.I.
4.—(1) No determination or order made in relation to a certified contract on an application for judicial review shall affect the enforceability of any relevant discharge terms relating to the contract.N.I.
(2) In this paragraph and paragraph 5 “relevant discharge terms”, in relation to a contract entered into by [F1the Authority], means terms—
(a)which have been agreed by [F1the Authority] and any person with whom [F1the Authority] entered into the contract;
(4) Where [F1the Authority] has agreed relevant discharge terms with any person with whom it has entered into a contract and the contract is a certified contract, the relevant discharge terms shall have effect (and be deemed always to have had effect) as if [F1the Authority] had had power to agree them (and had exercised that power properly in agreeing them).
Absence of relevant discharge termsN.I.
5.—(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—N.I.
(b)there are no relevant discharge terms having effect between [F1the Authority] and a person who is a party to the contract.
(2) That person shall be entitled to be paid by [F1the Authority] such sums (if any) as he would have been entitled to be paid by [F1the Authority] if the contract—
(b)had been terminated at that time by acceptance by him of a repudiatory breach by [F1the Authority].
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph the circumstances in which there are no relevant discharge terms having effect between [F1the Authority] and a person who is a party to the contract include (as well as circumstances in which no such terms have been agreed) circumstances in which the result of a determination or order of a court, made (despite paragraph 4(4)) on an application for judicial review, is that such terms do not have effect.