Article 71 Payment of salaries, etc of teachers

(1)

Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of a board, issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of—

(i)

teachers employed by the board;

(ii)

teachers employed on the staff of a maintained school maintained by the board; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(2)

Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school, issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(3)

Regulations may provide for the Department, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school, to issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(4)

In this Article “relevant contributions” means—

(a)

secondary Class 1 contributions under the 1992 c. 7.Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and

(b)

employers' superannuation contributions.