# Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Paragraph 1


(1) The Council shall be constituted in accordance with regulations.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1), regulations under that sub-paragraph—
(a) shall provide for the membership of the Council to include persons representative of—
(i) teachers;
(ii) employing authorities;
(iii) transferors and trustees of grant-aided schools;
(iv) institutions providing for the initial and further training of teachers;
(v) industry and commerce; and
(vi) such other interests as in the opinion of the Department will enable the Council to carry out its functions more effectively;
(b) shall provide for—
(i) the appointment or election and tenure of office of, and the vacation of office by, members of the Council;
(ii) the appointment or election of one of the members of the Council to be chairman of the Council and the period for which the chairman is to hold office;
(c) may enable or require the Council to establish committees for any purpose specified in the regulations and provide for the constitution of such committees.
(3) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may authorise the Council to make provision with respect to any matter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0337377170/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-education-northern-ireland-order-1998/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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