# The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 8: Interpretation of this Part


(1) In this Part—
(a) references to a school which has a delegated budget are references to a school managed by a Board of Governors to which a board has for the time being delegated the management of the school’s budget share in pursuance of the scheme;
(b) the Board of Governors of a school to which the board is required by the scheme to delegate the management of the school’s budget share is said to have a right to a delegated budget.
(2) In this Part—
“the scheme” means the common funding scheme under Article 3;
“the board”, in relation to a school, means the board for the area in which the school is situated.
(3) References in this Part—
(a) to a school’s budget share are to be construed in accordance with Article 4(3);
(b) to a relevant school are to be construed in accordance with Article 3(2).
(4) The Department may by order subject to affirmative resolution substitute for references in this Part to a financial year references to such other period as the Department may determine.
(5) Directions and guidance given by the Department under this Part shall—
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be published in such manner as the Department thinks fit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110443063/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-8
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