# Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, Paragraph 10


(1) In this Schedule “employing authority” means—
(a) in relation to teachers and other staff in a controlled school, the board responsible for the management of the school;
(b) in relation to teachers in a Catholic maintained school, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;
(c) in relation to other staff in a Catholic maintained school, the board by which the school is maintained; and
(d) in relation to staff other than teachers in a maintained school other than a Catholic maintained school, the board by which the school is maintained.
(2) In paragraph 5(8) “the relevant officer” of the employing authority means—
(a) where the employing authority is a board, the chief education officer of the board or another officer of the board nominated by him;
(b) where the employing authority is the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, the Director of the Council or another officer of the Council nominated by him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0337377170/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-education-northern-ireland-order-1998/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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